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The Spanish State: Its Francoist and repressive roots
By Kevin McLoughlin It’s just two generations ago that people in the Spanish State suffered under the brutal military police…
Spanish State/Catalonia: Government repression against Catalonia’s right to decide
Statement by Esquerra Revolucionària (sister organisation of the Socialist Party in Catalonia/Spanish State) The Catalan people have the…
¡A Las Barricadas! 80 Years On: Spain’s Revolutionary Struggle
This July marks the 80 years since the fascist coup d’etat in Spain that was met with an heroic revolutionary upsurge by the working class. James McCabe looks at the lessons for socialists today. Was the victory of Franco’s army inevitable, or were the revolutionary opportunities squandered?
