Spain’s 40-year itch

Country braces for upheaval as it celebrates anniversary of democratic transition October 31st, 2018. Published by Politico MADRID — Forty years after its creation, Spain’s constitution is back in the political limelight. Drafted three years after the death of...

What Digging Up Franco Has to Do With Democracy

Spain’s transition out of fascism occurred within living memory. And it meant ignoring the dead. September 17th, 2018. Published by The New Republic “Exclusive: Photograph of the remains of Franco,” a Twitter user posted in late August. It was a joke: The...

‘We’re doing this to show we’re a republic’

A year on from Catalan referendum, tensions still simmer over independence from Madrid Catalan independence flags hang over the AP7 highway. Photo: Guy Hedgecoe September 16th, 2018. Published by The Irish Times Anna, a 42 year old with tattooed arms and aviator...