Why dictators love elections
Tyrants without legitimacy have to do with the threadbare replacement of rigged votes
Paul Preston: ‘Franco was shy with women, Mussolini an aggressive predator, and Hitler harbored a range of perversions’
Whenever the Hispanist is asked if the Spanish Civil War and Francoism can really provide that much writing material, he produces yet another book. His latest essay picks out the perpetrators of the propaganda and the lies that led to tragedy
IBM unveils the Eagle, the quantum processor set to revolutionize computing
The chip from the US company is the most powerful to date, but translating the new technology into widespread daily use will take time
Advisory committee calls on Catalan government to widen use of Covid passport
The region currently has the fourth-highest incidence of the coronavirus among Spain’s territories, and there are fears of further spread during the upcoming long December weekend
La Palma volcano in numbers: €700m in damages, 5,100 quakes and 7,000 evacuated
Two months have now passed since the eruption began, making it the longest to hit the Spanish island since 1712
El Roto
El Roto cartoon, November 19, 2021
Why the Covid-19 vaccines do not stop the virus from circulating
Spain is seeing an uptick in coronavirus contagions among the vaccinated. While this is to be expected, it is not likely to lead to more serious cases of the disease
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