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On 12 August 1975, 51 years ago today, the fascist regime, already in its death throes but as bloodthirsty as ever, cold-bloodedly murdered one of the most lucid consciences of the Galician working class. Franco would die months later, but Moncho Reboiras would not live to see it. He neither begged for mercy nor went into hiding: he confronted the dictatorship with the tool of trade union organisation. His true subversion, beyond the armed legend, was the weaving of the … Read more

The Argentine economic crisis of 2001, the result of two decades of savage neoliberalism, left the country in ruins. The industrial fabric was dismantled and public companies were privatized. The financial “corralito” froze bank accounts, capital flight exceeded 40 billion dollars, and factories closed their doors in a succession of mass layoffs that impoverished the population. In this context of crisis and political corruption, a wave of solidarity also emerged, in which workers from different factories and companies decided to … Read more

On August 8, 1974, 51 years ago today, the President of the United States of America, Richard Nixon, announced in a televised address from the Oval Office his resignation from office, preempting the impeachment process. He was the first president in that country’s history to take that step, and the reason was the scandal known as Watergate—the famous case of political espionage that brought to the fore the workings of what was supposed to be a democracy and shook the … Read more

– I – Really, I live in dark times! Innocent words are foolish. An unfurrowed brow Indicates apathy. He who laughs Just hasn’t yet received The terrible news. What times are these, in which A conversation about trees is almost a crime Because it implies silence about so many misdeeds! He who quietly crosses the street Is probably no longer within reach of his friends Who are in need? It’s true: I earn my living But believe me: that’s only … Read more

Its broadcast became a historic event: on January 17, 2015, nearly 569,000 viewers (a 20% share) followed the story of the 4F case, an exorbitant figure for Channel 33. The documentary had toured festivals and community centers, and now it reached the public on a much larger scale. The anticipation was no coincidence. Days earlier, a court in Barcelona ordered five minutes of the feature film to be cut, claiming it violated the right to honor of a former police … Read more

Tomorrow marks the start of the annual G7 summit in Évian-les-Bains, France. Its members are Germany, Canada, France, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America, which together hold around 60% of the world’s economic wealth. They meet every year to organise the capitalist direction of the world, becoming a tool of militarisation in the service of multinational corporations. The meeting takes place in a context of deep geopolitical tensions that will make it difficult for the … Read more

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will hold a leaders’ summit in less than a month, on July 7 and 8, 2026, in the Turkish capital, Ankara. This meeting takes place against a backdrop of internal disagreements over Ukraine and unprecedented pressures to increase military spending above the historic 2% of GDP. Meanwhile, various social groups are preparing counter-summits to denounce the warmongering escalation and subordination to the imperialist interests of American and European military expansionism, serving the interests of … Read more

Barricades were and are a recurring element in urban conflicts. It is important to understand their origin and development in order to comprehend their historical and current function. The barricade was born in Paris in 1588 during the Day of the Barricades, an episode of the eighth war of religion in France. Parisians used barrels filled with earth and stones to block the streets and defend themselves from the troops of King Henry III. This construction system gave the object … Read more

The film “Diaz: Don’t Clean Up This Blood” (2012), directed by Daniele Vicari, reconstructs a key episode in recent European political memory: the police repression during the G8 summit in Genoa. It is a work focused on institutional violence and the cover-up of events that took place at the Armando Diaz School. The historical context is set in July 2001, during the G8 counter-summit in Genoa, when thousands of people mobilized against the global neoliberal model. The raid on the … Read more

The term “fascism” is often used in a broad sense to describe authoritarian behaviors, but its academic meaning requires distinguishing three fundamental definitions. First, it refers to the historical Italian phenomenon; second, to the European authoritarian regimes of the interwar period; and third, to an analytical category of authoritarianism applicable to broader contexts. This distinction is essential to avoid imprecise uses of the concept. The first meaning identifies fascism with the political movement led by Benito Mussolini in Italy between … Read more