What Kansas can teach Spain about democracy
Lifelong Republicans punished Donald Trump this week by simply voting for the other side. In Spain, disillusioned voters would rather stay at home than cross the line – and our politicians know…
Democracy means being able to lose. Spain’s left would do well to remember it
What happened in A Coruña this week was not protest. It was an attempt to decide by force what the ballot box is due to decide on 29 November Elsa Ibáñez Ferrer…
The Black Ball: Spain hurts
Some films you watch, and some films you feel. «La bola negra» (The Black Ball), by the directors known as Los Javis, Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, is without doubt one of…
24 hours to go: Spain once again looks to exiled Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont as housing vote hangs in the balance
There are just 24 hours to go before a crucial parliamentary vote on the Spanish government’s new housing decrees – and the mood could hardly be more febrile. Elsa Ibáñez Editor-in-Chief, Spanien…
Maricarmen: When a personal tragedy becomes the wrong symbol
Rarely have I seen a single story provoke such anger and division on Spanish social media. The case of 87-year-old Maricarmen in Madrid has become about far more than an eviction. She…
