Delmer Berg, the last known living veteran of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade, which vainly fought against Fascism’s advance into Spain in the late 1930s, died … Delmer Berg, Last of American Volunteers in Spanish Civil War, Dies at 100Read more
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Posted inFascism / Social / Spain / ToMl / USA Empire
John McCain Salute to a Communist
AN interesting obituary appeared in The New York Times recently, though the death of its subject last month was largely unnoticed beyond his family and … John McCain Salute to a CommunistRead more
Posted inFascism / Politics / Spain / ToMl
Spain in Our Hearts
volunteers flooding to Spain to bolster the democratic government’s efforts to stave off a fascist uprising led by Francisco Franco and aided by Hitler and … Spain in Our HeartsRead more
Posted inEconomics / Fascism / Politics / Spain / ToMl / USA Empire
Oil companies have always made their own foreign policy
Adam Hochschild talking: Torkild Rieber, the CEO of Texaco he was a remarkable man who had a remarkable effect on this period—and is almost unnoticed … Oil companies have always made their own foreign policyRead more
Posted inEducation / News / Politics / Protest / Spain
Spanish youth protest education reforms
Thousands of students in Spain staged a one-day strike last week taking to the streets of Spanish cities in protest against implementation of the current … Spanish youth protest education reformsRead more
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Spanish Judge Issues Arrest Warrant for Netanyahu over Flotilla Raid
A Spanish judge has issued an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and seven other former and current Israeli officials over the deadly … Spanish Judge Issues Arrest Warrant for Netanyahu over Flotilla RaidRead more
Posted inPolitics / Spain / ToMl
Podemos and the Catalan Independence Process
The emergence of Podemos has politically awakened a section of the Catalan people that is, in its majority, outside of (which does not mean opposed … Podemos and the Catalan Independence ProcessRead more
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M15 Movement
A major force pushing for ex-IMF and Bankia chief Rodrigo Rato’s prosecution has been the May 15 Movement, or M15, known around the world as … M15 MovementRead more
Posted inEconomics / Politics / Spain / ToMl
This man is a criminal
In Spain, where a longtime anti-eviction activist has just been elected mayor of Barcelona, becoming the city’s first female mayor. Ada Colau co-founded the anti-eviction … This man is a criminalRead more
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Anti-Austerity Wins in Madrid
In Madrid, Manuela Carmena of the Podemos-backed grassroots coalition Ahora Madrid has won a close second in the mayoral race but is still expected to … Anti-Austerity Wins in MadridRead more