" It means stage of the people and that’s what it is supposed to be. It has never really been that.”
Hungarian artist Peter Puklus talks about his photography book The Epic Love Story of a Warrior, European history of the 20th century, and Marina Tsvetaeva. RU
Although some still conceive of the referendum as launched by a pro-independence vanguard, the elite story falls short of explaining the resilient participation of a large part of Catalan civil society.
As the stakes rise in Catalonia, what does their crisis teach us about the complexities of the struggle for self-determination - and about the British state?
In response to openDemocracy UK's piece on Venezuela and the Labour Party last week, the Venezuelan Embassy wrote to the author, Paul Canning. Here is their response in full. Español
An idea is gaining strength in the ranks of the now unarmed FARC: it is safer to stay in the rural Transitional Normalization Zones than to return to the cities. Español
Today’s social movements need freedom of speech and freedom to organise, even though much of that activity now takes place online. So what can we do to combat digital surveillance?
What do a film about a Tsar’s mistress, Pussy Riot, the opera Tannhäuser, voodoo magic, and bloggers from Bryansk have in common? They’ve all “offended the feelings of believers”. RU
Depending so highly on a single donor makes UNHCR the operational arm of the EU’s shortsighted policies. This is the third winter for UNHCR in Greece...
We, the undersigned, a group of philosophers working at Catalan universities, declare: Español
How can two communities co-exist on the ground, when their deceased cannot rest together underground? Why are cemeteries politicized and polarized?
