3+ hour, 44+ min ago  (497+ words) Spain's Socialist Party (PSOE)-Sumar coalition government has formally distanced itself from the US-Israeli attack on Iran, while still providing logistical infrastructure located on Spanish territory to support the illegal operation. The level of political cynicism involved is striking. While…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (889+ words) The February 6 protest highlights growing antiwar sentiment in the working class and the need to build rank-and-file committees affiliated to the International Workers Alliance of Rank-and-File Committees to free the struggle from the influence of Stalinist and Pabloite parties. Dock…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (1705+ words) Rail workers in Belgium began a five-day national strike Monday to protest against poor working conditions, government rail reforms and the raising of their pension age. The strike has been called by five different unions in response to workers" demands…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (297+ words) Ventura's advance is not the product of a mass fascist movement, but of a political order that has exhausted its legitimacy. The result exposes a ruling class unable to resolve the social crisis it created and a working class that…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago  (1089+ words) The Eurovision Song Contest has been engulfed by a growing political and cultural storm in the wake of the European Broadcasting Union's (EBU) decision to permit Israel's participation in next year's event. Major national broadcasters, individual artists and cultural figures…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (872+ words) Spain, Ireland, Slovenia, the Netherlands and Iceland are to boycott the 2026 edition of the Eurovision Song Contest in protest at Israel's inclusion in the competition. Last week Israel was allowed to continue competing in Eurovision after a general assembly meeting…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (644+ words) Hundreds of thousands of Spanish workers and students took part in a day of nationwide stoppages and protests Wednesday, organised by the main trade union federations and student organisations, against the genocide in Gaza. They did so despite wall-to-wall media…...

5+ mon, 1+ day ago  (398+ words) The Global Sumud Flotilla, a convoy of over 50 civilian boats carrying more than 500 activists, aid workers, and lawmakers from around 45 countries, is sailing through the eastern Mediterranean towards Gaza. According to activists, it is approaching "the high-risk area" where prior…...

5+ mon, 5+ day ago  (1156+ words) The following lecture was delivered by Alejandro L'pez, a writer on Spain and other topics for the World Socialist Web Site, at the SEP (US) International Summer School, held August 2-9, 2025. It is the final part of a three-part lecture on…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (348+ words) The unprecedented cancellation of the final stage of Spain's Vuelta a Espa'a on Sunday has reverberated internationally, underscoring mass opposition to the genocide in Gaza. One of cycling's three "Grand Tours" alongside the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia,…...