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Franco’s Legacy at 50

Today is the fiftieth anniversary of the death of the Spanish dictator Francisco Franco. Spain has been celebrating all year,…

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Eternal Sunshine of the Changing Time

The debate about Daylight Saving Time (DST) has reignited in both Europe and the United States. Spain’s Socialist prime minister…

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Spain’s Persistent Poverty Problem

Spain’s Socialist-led government claims to have reduced socioeconomic inequality to “historic lows.” In some respects, this seems to be true.…

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Too Hot to Handle

Between May 17 and September 30, there were 3,832 deaths in Spain linked to extreme heat, an increase of almost…

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Europe’s Striking Syndrome

The strike that closed almost all of London’s underground network for four days in mid-September is estimated to have cost…

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Spain’s Great Write-Off

Spain’s Socialist-led government has recently forgiven €83.3 billion in debt owed by fifteen of the country’s seventeen autonomous communities. Though…

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Severe Case of Titulitis

Covid-19 might have passed, but the latest outbreak of titulitis is tearing through Spain. A term used to refer to…

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The Other Edinburgh Dream

Catalan secessionists are extracting so many concessions from the Spanish government that soon there will be no need to strive…

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Spain’s Vanished Billions

In late 2021, Spain’s Socialist prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, unveiled the following year’s budget with great fanfare. The largest in…

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Checkpoint at the Rock

Ever since Britain voted to leave the EU in 2016 in a referendum dubbed “Brexit,” Gibraltar has been in limbo.…

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