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 )

Europe’s Far-Right Parties Target Youth Vote

LORI HINNANT / The Associated Press May 17, 2019 Elections in countries like Austria reveal 16- to 29-year-olds have grown increasingly amenable to a euroskeptic, anti-immigration agenda. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

The Left Is Taking a Beating All Over the Globe

John Feffer / TomDispatch May 13, 2019 In this planet-wide rising tide of right-wing populism promoted by Steve Bannon, the liberal left commands only a few disconnected islands. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Raid Threatens to Disrupt Trump-Kim Nuclear Talks

By Jefferson Morley May 1, 2019 A cloak-and-dagger invasion at the North Korean Embassy in Spain and resulting criminal charges have become an international incident. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Socialists Win Spain Election, Far-Right Emerges as Player

ARITZ PARRA and JOSEPH WILSON / The Associated Press Apr 28, 2019 Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's party leads fractured vote but must rely on others to keep power. The new far-right Vox party breaks through. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )