Spain
The political economy of the Spanish bank bailout
By Nick Beams, December 11, 2012
The initial measures are widely regarded as the prelude to a full-scale bailout of the Spanish state and the establishment of a financial dictatorship of the kind now in place in Greece.
Spanish bank bailout paves way for new attacks on working class
By Alex Lantier, December 7, 2012
On Monday night euro zone finance ministers approved a bailout requested for Spain’s banking sector.
Spanish government prepares repressive measures against social opposition
By Vicky Short, Alejandro López, December 6, 2012
Mariano Rajoy’s Popular Party government is preparing to impose €90 billion in budget cuts over the next two years.
Protests grow against evictions in Spain
By Francisca Vier, December 1, 2012
Three suicides related to evictions within a month have highlighted the brutality of the government and banks in Spain.
Separatist parties dominate Catalan election results
By Paul Mitchell, November 27, 2012
The Catalan parliamentary election held November 25 resulted in a significant vote for parties calling for independence from Spain.
Spanish unions abandon miners prosecuted during 2010 strikes
By Vicky Short, November 16, 2012
Seven Spanish miners who faced charges of public disorder and “attacks on authority” after the 2010 strike saw their sentences suspended in exchange for a two-year probationary period.
Mass demonstrations in Spain, Portugal, Italy against austerity and unemployment
By our reporters, November 15, 2012
Hundreds of thousands of workers took to the streets Wednesday in a number of European countries to demonstrate against rising unemployment and the austerity measures dictated by the European Union and the IMF.
En Lucha’s Andy Durgan: Historical distortions to justify political betrayal of Spanish workers
Part three
By Dave Hyland, November 9, 2012
This is the conclusion of a three-part article on En Lucha’s Andy Durgan’s distortions of the lessons from Spanish history.
En Lucha’s Andy Durgan: Historical distortions to justify political betrayal of Spanish workers
Part two
By Dave Hyland, November 8, 2012
This is the second of a three-part article on the distortions of the lessons of Spanish history by En Luncha’s Andy Durgan.
En Lucha’s Andy Durgan: Historical distortions to justify political betrayal of Spanish workers
Part one
By Dave Hyland, November 7, 2012
This is the first of a three-part article on the distortions of the lessons of Spanish history by En Lucha’s Andy Durgan.
The dead-end of Catalan independence
Part two
By Alejandro López, Paul Mitchell, November 2, 2012
This is the conclusion of a two-part article. Part one was published November 1.
The dead-end of Catalan independence
By Alejandro López, Paul Mitchell, November 1, 2012
Workers and young people should reject all claims that their interests are served by calls for Catalan independence, which have gained momentum with the economic crisis.
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