In Madrid, the victory of the right wing is in part due to the failure of Unidas Podemos to break with the policy of parliamentary cretinism.
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Protests Spread across Spanish State Following Arrest of Pablo Hasél
The jailing of communist rapper Pablo Hasél has unleashed a groundswell of anger across Catalonia and Spain, with mass demonstrations that have been met with vicious repression at the hands of the state.
Europe’s COVID-19 Second Wave: Criminal Capitalist Negligence
A second wave of COVID-19 is ravaging Europe. This was not inevitable, but a deadly consequence of governments prioritizing the wealth of the capitalists over the health of the population.
Flight of Former King Juan Carlos: Spanish Monarchy Hangs by a Thread
Motivated by an avalanche of revelations on his involvement in corruption scandals over several decades, former King Juan Carlos left Spain for a sumptuous retirement in the Dominican Republic.
Spain’s Revolution Against Franco: the Great Betrayal
A revolutionary movement of the working class defeated the Franco regime in Spain—and it could have gone further but for the betrayals of the workers’ leadership.
IMT Rejects Jail Sentences for Catalan Political Prisoners
The International Marxist Tendency expresses its solidarity with those condemned and with the CDR members arrested in September of this year. We demand their immediate release without charges.
Catalan Republic Crushed by Spanish State—Without a Fight
The struggle for the right of self-determination and for a Catalan republic can only be waged by revolutionary means.
Spain: Catalan Republic — Denouement Delayed
It seemed as if everything had been decided. Then, at the last minute, President Puigdemont changed the script.
Catalonia: The Masses Enter the Scene
Faced with the determination of hundreds of thousands to overcome all obstacles to participate, brutal police repression failed to stop the independence referendum.
IMT Statement on the Catalan Independence Referendum
The IMT supports the Catalan people’s right to self-determination. For a Catalan Socialist Republic as a spark for the Iberian revolution!
Lessons of the Spanish Revolution
The Spanish Civil War, like any revolutionary period, was an acid test for political parties and tendencies. Despite its ultimate defeat by the counterrevolution, it holds rich lessons for socialists today.
Spain: Masses Cheer New Mayors as Right Wing is Wiped Out From Main Cities
Thousands came out to cheer the swearing in of new mayors in Spain on Saturday June 13, in scenes not seen since 1979 or perhaps 1931. The May 24 municipal and regional elections represented a serious setback for the ruling right-wing PP. But the extent of their defeat was not clearly visualized until June 13, when mayors representing parties and alliances to the left of social democracy were sworn in, in 4 of the 5 largest cities in the country: Madrid, Barcelona, Zaragoza, and Valencia. The fifth, Seville, was taken over by a PSOE mayor, with the support of Podemos-backed “Participa Sevilla,” and United Left (IU).
The Communist: Voice of America’s Communist Generation
The Communist is the official newspaper of the party of the Revolutionary Communists of America. It is different from any other publication you’ll find in the US today. Behind this newspaper, there’s a vast network of communist activity from coast to coast. It is a tool for organizing in the streets, at protests and strikes, for building communist cells in our neighborhoods, workplaces, and campuses.
The RCA is on a mission to carry Bolshevism into the political arena of a country that’s ripe for it. Yes, we’re Bolsheviks living in the digital age, and we also use social media and our podcast to spread the communist program. But we’re not the kind of internet leftists who stay inside and “do politics” online. That’s why we need something we can carry with us into the streets and put into people’s hands. The physical paper is an instrument for building a real-life organization—a genuine Communist Party of fighters.