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Spain’s New Indie Fashion: Fascism

Christopher Lord / Truthdig Nov 17, 2025 Far-right groups are using social media to revive nostalgia for Franquismo and whitewash the country’s blood-stained past. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Six Dictators Who Divided Children From Parents

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Jun 18, 2018 This monstrous practice has been characteristic of the biggest tyrants of the modern era. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Anti-Trump Sentiment Is Even Stronger in Europe Than in the U.S.

By Robert Reich / RobertReich.org May 22, 2017 European governments, preparing for a round of major summits with Donald Trump, are wary. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Translating Trump’s Inaugural Speech From the Original German (Video)

By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Jan 22, 2017 Much of the content in the speech seemed borrowed from the mass politics of the 1930s in central and southern Europe. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Meanwhile in Spain, Conservatives Are Outlawing Abortion Again

Staff / Truthdig Feb 3, 2014 Spain's two main political parties are playing pingpong with women's reproductive rights. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Hotchner Remembers Ernest Hemingway … and the Feds That Pursued Him

Staff / Truthdig Jul 25, 2011 Earlier this month, on the 50th anniversary of his friend's death, A.E. Hotchner penned a tender letter in remembrance of Ernest Hemingway, pictured above. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The ‘Right’ Kind of Justice

Staff / Truthdig May 14, 2010 Baltasar Garzon, the Spanish judge made famous for probing into abuses committed under dictator Gen. Francisco Franco and for going after notorious international figures like Osama bin Laden and Chile's Augusto Pinochet, has been suspended in preparation for a trial in which he is accused of overstepping his authority. The court case comes after a wave of complaints from far-right groups. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Digging Into Franco’s Bloody Reign

Staff / Truthdig Oct 17, 2008 An acclaimed Spanish judge has ordered the unearthing of some of the unmarked graves of the tens of thousands who were killed during the first two decades of Gen. Francisco Franco's fascist rule of Spain, formally declaring the repression by Franco and associates as a "crime against humanity." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Milk Comes to Life on the Big Screen

Staff / Truthdig Sep 6, 2008 Just in time to remind some Americans that the fight for gay rights is about much more than driving Wedge IssuesTM between political parties every election year, Sean Penn and what looks to be a promising lineup of co-stars are bringing the story of San Francisco city councilman and gay activist Harvey Milk to movie screens this fall. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )