EL PAÍS English13d
Julián Casanova, historian: ‘The good things Franco did were done by democracies without torture or death sentences’
The professor of contemporary history has published a new biography of the dictator, a solid portrait that covers everything ...
Texas lawmakers cracked down on a pro-Palestinian art exhibit. There was a better answer
A group of Texas lawmakers cracked down on a pro-Palestinian art installation at the University of North Texas. The exhibit ...
The Economist1d
Spain’s terrible record on defence spending
“S PAIN is very low,” Donald Trump said last month, referring to the country’s defence spending. For once, he was correct ...
The World from PRX12d
Remembering Franco — and the dangers of fascism — 50 years later
Españoles, Franco ha muerto.” With that announcement, in 1975, the people of Spain learned that Francisco Franco, the general-turned-dictator, had died. He’d been at the helm of an authoritarian ...
Jacobin on MSN3d
A Museum Worthy of Spain’s Democratic Transition
Twentieth-century Spain could boast of world-leading artists from Salvador Dalí to Joan Miró and Pablo Picasso. Yet ...
Spain’s pseudo-left Sumar and Podemos back rearmament drive
Sumar, the PSOE’s junior coalition partner, known for offering mild criticisms of government decisions for not being “left” ...