El País: Spanish sailor faces 30 days in custody for signing declaration against Franco

The world has never been better. From global poverty to inequality between nations, all the indicators are showing progress. This is a comforting narrative – popularized by the likes of Bill Gates and Steven Pinker. […]

Tens of thousands have taken to the streets in opposition to a new law that imposes drastic conditions on working people in Hungary. The contentious law increases the limit on overtime to 400 hours a […]

Brexit is going in directions that no one even contemplated before the referendum –  Britain rethinking its economic future. This is not the stuff of ultra-conservatives and racists, but a left that is discovering that […]