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Published in: democraciaAbiertaThe 'Podemos wave' as a global hope
Podemos’ bursting into Spain’s parliament is a breath of fresh air for the Left, and for the global movements...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Introducing this week’s theme: 'Smile at the Indignados': Podemos' struggle for a new politics
The fate of the ‘purple party’ has fascinated analysts and publics in Europe and beyond since its inception in 2014,...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Hope, power and delusion
Jeremy Corbyn has won the race for leadership of the Labour party. But Greek and Spanish activists advise against...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Podemos’ dilemma and why leadership still matters
Running for office means engaging in an operation that is intrinsically reductive and hegemonic, whether we like it or not.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?A dilemma for Podemos
Bitter-sweet success in Spain’s regional and local election forces Podemos to choose - between joining with other...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?24M: It was not a victory for Podemos, but for the 15M movement
An open letter to our friends in Podemos.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?First we take Barcelona...
This spring, Barcelona has become, once again, the battleground for the radical soul of Europe.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Contradictions and challenges of the Podemos phenomenon
Podemos came from the streets, social media platforms and out of a horizontal ideology not found in the traditional parties.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?The naked truth about Ciudadanos, Spain's counter-revolutionaries
Ciudadanos have been portrayed by the media as the 'Podemos of the right'. However, an analysis of the party and its...
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Published in: HomeThe Podemos wave
Never before has it become so clear that we live in societies that are politically democratic but socially fascist....
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Published in: 50.50Podemos and gender: nods and winks
Are the politics of Podemos as revolutionary as they claim, or are they just the same set of rules in a new format...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Podemos, a new type of resistance
As a measure of Podemos’ success, Spaniards are beginning to use Podemos’ words and language - not the neo liberal...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?“First we take Athens, then we take Madrid”
The primary goal of Podemos is to marshal an ample majority, which means in practice to build a middle-class party,...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Podemos’ March for Change
Today’s show of mass support and the clear affection people in the crowd have for him will undoubtedly give Iglesias...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Podemos: a cat among the pigeons in Catalonia
Podemos supports the principle of Catalan self-determination, but hopes that Catalans would vote to stay in Spain,...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?A political tsunami called ‘Podemos’
Are we entering the ‘bear hug’ phase in the political and economic Spanish elites’ strategy to beat Podemos, or have...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?The rise of Podemos and its People's Assembly
How has Podemos gone from inception to Spain's most popular political party in less than a year?