
How housing became the key to winning elections in the West
Progressive political forces are increasingly taking the message away from the far right, posting recent victories in New York, the Netherlands and Ireland

Progressive political forces are increasingly taking the message away from the far right, posting recent victories in New York, the Netherlands and Ireland

The leader of Spain’s leftist governing coalition is facing political and legal turmoil, but remains confident that ‘the truth’ will prevail and says he wants to run for re-election in 2027
Among voters of the mainstream conservative Popular Party (PP), more people believe the dictatorship was ‘good’ than ‘bad.’ And 61% of far-right Vox voters believe the democratic system is worse or much worse than Francoism ever was

The former partner of a conservative strategist in the US through whom she met Donald Trump, the 25-year-old gained visibility at the demonstration organized by Tommy Robinson. ‘It would be an honor to get involved in politics’

The far right is beginning to dispense with euphemisms when they want to rally their own people to instill fear in others

The anti-immigrant protests are targeting a generation of young people born in Spain who are now around 20 years old and have always been marginalized

The group was abruptly shut down at 8:36 p.m. on Monday for ‘inciting violence’ in the wake of an attack on an elderly man in the town of Torre Pacheco

The xenophobic episode in Spain is part of a broader pattern of reaction in the West that draws on a mixture of material and cultural discontent, spurred by the far right

An initiative by Hungarian and Polish think tanks has secured the support of Spain’s Vox and other populist forces for a detailed program to liquidate the European institutions

The prime minister apologized but has ruled out resigning or snap elections as he faces the biggest crisis of his tenure

While the opposition insists on keeping the power plants open beyond the scheduled timeline, the government closes ranks around renewables

Francis’ positions on immigration, history, the economy, and the environment, and his refusal to place the Church at the service of cultural wars, made him enemies on the right

The former GDR, a stronghold of the AfD, and Vienna, where the extremists won in September, avoided taking responsibility for Nazi crimes as West Germany did

After publicly supporting Germany’s hard-right AfD ahead of elections, the billionaire now wades into Spanish politics. Vox leader Santiago Abascal recently attended the CPAC ultraconservative gathering outside DC
Historians warn of the complexity of competing against social networks and the popularity of far-right YouTubers

Christian groups and think tanks are weaving together a network with nodes in Washington and Budapest. Meanwhile, Madrid is gaining importance as a bridge to far-right movements in Latin America

The neuroscientist studies how people fall into extremism and how the brain processes misinformation in polarized situations
Extremist groups are rushing out to Valencia in a very public display of assistance meant ‘only for Spaniards.’ They are banking on popular anger, hoping to attract new members as they push the idea of the proud nation rising up to help its fellow citizens in the face of government inaction

Television censors them, politicians try to avoid them, and comedians appropriate them, but swear words all depends on context

In several recent essays historians discuss the founding milestones of Spanish nationalism, the traditional banner of conservative politicians, around the struggle for Al-Andalus

The strategy of instrumentalizing the fight for women’s equality to promote xenophobic policies is spreading in countries such as France, Italy, the Netherlands, and Spain
Sweden Democrats, the Finns Party and Chega performed poorly at the June 9 vote, despite extremist groups making huge gains across the rest of the continent

The new post-election scenario makes European construction more complex. The pro-European parties must put aside their sectarian calculations and prioritize the common project instead

The Bolivian activist, writer and popular educator calls for better coordination among global women’s movements in order to confront a ‘patriarchy that presents itself in the form of fascist groups’

In 2024, what happens when a man paints his nails? Welcome to a maze of ‘allies,’ deconstructed footballers and the wrong color polish. Our reporter experienced it all firsthand

Naraya G. is now in prison for shooting Alejo Vidal-Quadras, a prominent politician who served as first vice president of the EU Parliament. EL PAÍS traveled to the hippy commune where the attacker grew up, in Granada’s famous Alpujarra region

The Italian prime minister often quotes the British author, creator of ‘The Lord of the Rings,’ whose works marked the youth movement of the neo-fascist MSI