Is it a Betrayal for Podemos to Join the Spanish Government?

In the aftermath of the November 10 elections in the Spanish State, the left-wing Podemos party has agreed to join a government with Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s PSOE. It is an alliance fraught with traps for the Spanish working-class.

Spanish Elections on November 10: Vote for the CUP!

The Revolutionary Workers Current (CRT) calls for a vote for the Popular Unity Candidacy (CUP) in Catalonia and for a blank vote in the rest of the Spanish State.

Catalunya: A Letter to the Young People in Prison

As millions of people in Catalunya have taken to the streets to fight for the right to self-determination, many have been thrown in prison by the regime. The anticapitalist youth organization Contracorrent (Against the Current) sent this letter to the young political prisoners. “The best solidarity we can send is to continue the struggle to break the chains of this system.” 

Stop Repression: In Defense of Democratic Rights for Catalonia

We, the undersigned alternative media and journalists, condemn the repression by the Spanish State and criticize the bad practices of the Spanish media. We appeal to left parties and organizations to position themselves against the repression.

General Strike in Catalunya Against Long Prison Sentences for Independence Leaders

Earlier in the week, the Spanish Supreme Court sentenced leaders of the Catalan independence movement to unusually harsh prison sentences of up to 13 years. Hundreds of thousands of people have mobilized on the streets, shutting down freeways and the Barcelona airport and clashing with the police. They are now preparing for massive demonstrations and general strike that will paralyze Catalunya this Friday.

Over 1,600 Attend Talks by Socialist Feminist Andrea D’Atri across Europe

Andrea D'Atri, a feminist and socialist from Argentina, the founder of the women's organization "Pan y Rosas", has been touring Europe for three weeks. Meetings in Rome, Munich, Madrid, Barcelona, Bordeaux, Toulouse and Paris attracted over 1,600 people. This Saturday, she concluded her tour with a meeting in Berlin.

Spanish Students Organize Referendum on Ending the King’s Reign

The Spanish State has been a constitutional monarchy since 1978. Starting today, students from more than half of the country's public universities are demanding a right to decide about an anachronistic, anti-democratic, corrupt and patriarchal institution.

Madrid’s Amazon Workers Strike Over Rights and Wages

Amazon workers in the Spanish State are fed up and ready to fight. Last night at 10 p.m., 95% of the workforce in the largest logistics center in the country owned by Amazon have walked off the job to protest against planned wage cuts.

5 Million Protest, Strike on International Women’s Day in Spanish State

5 million people in the streets of the Spanish state. There are also hundreds of work stoppages all over the country.