Europe
The deep roots of Spain’s Catalan crisis
October 5, 2017The battle over Catalonia’s relationship to the central government has been going on for centuries, and there have been plenty of violent clashes before.
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Spain: Catalan crisis spotlights Europe’s anti-democratic slide
October 4, 2017Rajoy’s repression has transformed a contested question of regional secession into a deeper clash between authoritarianism and democracy.
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After election, Germans move to confront increased fascist danger
September 26, 2017The neo-Nazi AfD combined its racist rhetoric with a critique of austerity policies that resonated in economically-depressed areas of the country.
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Germans head to polls, Die Linke fights to keep Nazis out
September 23, 2017Germans are voting today in an election that, despite what the major media says, will have major consequences.
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Spain launches police crackdown to stop Catalan independence referendum
September 22, 2017Police seized 10 million ballot papers and arrested at least 12 people, mostly Catalan government officials, suspected of coordinating the referendum.
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