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Ten years ago, in 2016, the song “No hay tanto pan”, composed by Silvia Pérez Cruz for the film “Cerca de tu casa”, was released. The film deals with evictions following the 2008 financial crisis. Today, just a few days after Maricarmen’s eviction, at a time when the housing crisis is becoming increasingly unsustainable, the song continues to describe a reality that remains unchanged. The song’s message encapsulates the indignation at a system that profits from the basic need for … Read more

On May 4, 1970, the Ohio National Guard opened fire for thirteen seconds against a peaceful protest against the US invasion of Cambodia at Kent State University. The so-called Kent State massacre resulted in four students dead and nine others injured. The massacre took place under the presidency of Richard Nixon and triggered a wave of student strikes that forced the closure of hundreds of universities across the country. Popular outrage was immediate, and the social and artistic response was … Read more

In October 2020, in the midst of social and political upheaval, “The Trial of the Chicago 7” was released, a film that quickly garnered critical acclaim and received six Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture. Director Aaron Sorkin took up a project that Steven Spielberg had conceived more than a decade earlier and built a gripping allegory about justice and dissent in a divided United States. The film, featuring Sacha Baron Cohen, Eddie Redmayne, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Mark Rylance and … 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

– 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

In 2020, against a backdrop of health crisis and growing social inequality, the independent studio “Pixel Pushers Union 512” released Tonight We Riot. This video game, described by its creators as «an unapologetically socialist game», offers a revolutionary fantasy in which the working class organises to overthrow the capitalist system. The work, presented as a side‑scrolling “beat ’em up” with pixel art aesthetics, emerged as a response to the saturation of conservative narratives in the gaming industry. Its arrival on … Read more

When a society does not want to see the wound, the best thing is to film the pus. Mathieu Kassovitz, at only 27 years old, did that in 1995: he took a black-and-white camera and went into the heart of the Parisian “banlieues” to give viewers an uncomfortable image, that of a France that did not recognise itself in its own outskirts. The film was not born from an aesthetic whim, but from the outrage over the death of Makomé … Read more

Los Chikos del Maíz is a political rap trio from Valencia whose lyrics criticise the monarchy, the far right and reactionary views, whilst calling for organisation and social struggle. They describe themselves as Marxists and anti-fascists, and use biting humour and pop culture references in their songs. They have been the target of several attempts at censorship and concert cancellations, accused by right-wing local councils of “glorifying terrorism”. The track No pasarán is from their sixth studio album, Comanchería, and … Read more

June 20 marks World Refugee Day. In this context, “Dounana”, a song released more than a year ago, emerges as a furious cry against neocolonialism and the destruction of peoples. The piece was created in November 2024 by Syrian-born artist Siba Alkhiami, who lives in Berlin, in collaboration with German producer Monkyman (Felix Spitta). A year and a half later, in April 2026, the author published a message about the song’s continued relevance, triggering an unexpected wave of virality on … 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