Sports

Playing Ban by Women’s World Cup Champions Rocks Spain

Dick Nichols / GreenLeft Sep 1, 2023 ‘#It’Sover’: playing ban by women’s soccer world cup champions rocks Spain, marking the end of impunity for machismo. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Europe

Does Spanish Nationalism Exist?

Víctor Climent Sanjuán / The Conversation Jul 25, 2023 As Spain concludes another hung election, with neither the left nor right winning outright majorities, a reflection on Spanish nationalism. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Robert Reich: Davos Is the Source of All Our Ills

Robert Reich / Truthdig Jan 22, 2020 Donald Trump isn't the only world leader abusing his power. Global elites have fueled inequality and brought our biosphere to the brink. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

U.N. Climate Talks in Limbo as Chair Chile Bids for Compromise

FRANK JORDANS / The Associated Press Dec 14, 2019 Rules for carbon markets and a system to help poor countries cope with the economic impact of climate change are key unresolved issues. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Election in Spain Only Deepens Political Uncertainty

BARRY HATTON and CIARÁN GILES / The Associated Press Nov 11, 2019 No clear mandate in Sunday vote raises the prospect of a fifth vote in as many years. Far-right party's surge in support is an added worry. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

350,000 Rally in Barcelona for Release of Separatist Leaders

JOSEPH WILSON / The Associated Press Oct 26, 2019 Nine pro-independence leaders are behind bars for their roles in Catalonia's failed 2017 bid to secede from Spain. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Climate Activists Block Roads, March in Global Protests

GEIR MOULSON / The Associated Press Oct 7, 2019 Members of the Extinction Rebellion movement demonstrate for more urgent action against climate change. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Reaganism Must Be Defeated Once and for All

Thom Hartmann / Independent Media Institute Oct 3, 2019 As long as the U.S. and other nations cling to neoliberal economics, their citizens will continue to drift toward far-right authoritarians. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Drumbeat for War With Iran Sounds All Too Familiar

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Jun 18, 2019 From the USS Maine to the Gulf of Tonkin, the U.S. has a history of using alleged naval provocations as a pretext for military conflict. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Le Pen’s Far-Right Wins Over Macron’s Centrists

The Associated Press May 26, 2019 The far-right nationalist leader says the expected result "confirms the new nationalist-globalist division" in France and beyond. Dig deeper ( 23 Min. Read )

Europe’s Voters Elect New Parliament as Nationalism Mounts

MIKE CORDER / The Associated Press May 26, 2019 Pivotal elections for the European Union parliament reach their climax as the last 21 nations go to the polls. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Americanization of Popular Culture Should Terrify Us All

Robert Scheer / Truthdig May 24, 2019 Hollywood's triumph in the global culture wars is worrisome at a time when conglomerates reign, French scholar Violaine Roussel argues. Dig deeper ( 29 Min. Read )