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October 21, 2019
Spain’s Catalonia Crisis Just Got a Lot Worse
Massive peaceful protests, along with days of violent clashes, demonstrate that the fight over this region’s independence movement affects the entire country and is far from over.
Sebastiaan Faber and Bécquer Seguín
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July 31, 2019
Will Spain Follow Europe’s Right-Wing Populist Trend?
The left’s failure last week to form a coalition reflects deep distrust between the Socialists and their rival, Unidas Podemos—and the right is elated.
Sebastiaan Faber and Bécquer Seguín
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April 30, 2019
In a Polarized Spain, Voters Give the Socialists Another Chance
They could form a government with Podemos—but the emergence of a strong far right has significantly shifted the political debate.
Sebastiaan Faber and Bécquer Seguín
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February 7, 2019
Is Spain’s Left-Wing Party Podemos Cracking Up?
No, but a nasty and public cockfight between two top leaders has dispirited many supporters.
Sebastiaan Faber and Bécquer Seguín
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January 10, 2019
Spain’s Radical Right Is Here to Stay—but Did It Ever Leave?
The truth is, Spain was never really an outlier in Europe, its radical right is not really new, and its situation is hard to compare to right-wing populism in other parts of the continent.
Sebastiaan Faber and Bécquer Seguín
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December 13, 2018
Who’s Afraid of a Sex Workers’ Union?
A movement for sex workers’ rights is gaining momentum in Spain—but it’s facing opposition from the national government and some feminists.
Meaghan Beatley
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September 12, 2018
‘Overtourism’ Is Driving Europeans Crazy
Is anti-tourist sentiment code for classism, racism, and xenophobia, or a legitimate concern over a city’s capacity to accommodate visitors?
Jessica Loudis
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June 20, 2018
‘The Menace Is Inequality’: A Conversation With Podemos’s Pablo Iglesias
The general secretary of Spain’s leading leftist party discusses how to confront global capitalism.
Winnie Wong
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June 14, 2018
How a Rape Trial in Spain Ignited a Feminist Movement
Women are pushing to change the country’s narrow rape law, which requires proof that an assailant used “violence or intimidation” and often leads to a lesser sentence.
Meaghan Beatley
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June 1, 2018
As Spain’s Government Is Voted Out, Catalonia Continues Its Roller-Coaster Ride
The Socialist Pedro Sánchez will replace conservative Mariano Rajoy, amid a sea of corruption. But the Catalan conflict has sown deep divisions among those who just ousted Rajoy.
Sebastiaan Faber and Bécquer Seguín