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The arguments of Madrid against independence
Myths and falsehoods of the catalan independence movement
EL PAÍS analyzes 10 claims commonly made by separatists to support their cause
By Xavier Vidal-Folch and José...
Crackdown in Catalonia
An interview with Manolo Monereo
Podemos MP Manolo Monereo discusses the road from Spain’s political crisis to the standoff over Catalan independence.
Since early September...
Podemos, Catalonia and the workers’ movement in the Spanish state
By Héctor Sierra
Posted on 29th June 2017
Three years ago, the Spanish prime minister Mariano Rajoy looked like the captain of a sinking ship.1 Following...
Europe’s Stateless Nations in the Era of Globalization
The Case for Catalonia's Secession from Spain
By Josep Desquens
April 1, 2003
"The life of the Catalan is an act of continuous affirmation It is...
No to this referendum – No to repression! | An interview...
What are the main reasons you are against the idea of the referendum and of the independence of Catalonia? Do Catalans not have the...
How to break a revolution
The Spanish government has launched an all-out assault on Catalan efforts to hold a referendum on independence.
By Diego Torres MADRID — The...
Revolt in Catalonia
Catalan referendum: a ‘democratic tsunami’ rises against Spanish state siege
By Dick Nichols
September 24, 2017 — Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal — The most critical week in modern...
Catalonia and the right of Self-Determination – An interview with Inaki...
Question: What are the principal grievances that induce a significant part of the Catalonian people to demand separation from Spain?
Answer: To understand the current...
In Defence of Democratic Rights in Catalonia
By José Luis Martínez
In Catalonia an important process of independence is taking place against Spain. At the request of the Popular Party (PP), the...
Lack of Credible Leftist Alternatives is fueling national movements. Catalonia wants...
Spain threatens potential military takeover of Catalonia as referendum looms
By Alejandro López
Spain’s conservative Popular Party (PP) government is continuing its clampdown on the...