SPAIN ACROSS THE YEARS. PART 1: Sanguinary Civil War, Ferocious Fascism, and the Dawning of a Better Life »
Here is an enthralling personal account of fascism and the Franco dictatorship by the author who was in Spain in the mid-1970s on the University of California Berkeley’s Education Abroad Program: "The last time I set foot in Spain in 1974 and 1975 fascism and the Franco dictatorship were in their last last legs. Returning 47 years later I braced myself for experiencing big changes."
Stateside Stories: A Press Conference for the People »
In his first formal news conference in 65 days of his new Administration, President Joe Biden tackled immigration, Covid-19, the Congressional filibuster, the China threat, and the war in Afghanistan. . .He said he expects to run for re-election with Kamala Harris as his running mate in 2024.
“ONCE AGAIN, AFTER FOUR LONG YEARS, EUROPE HAS A FRIEND IN THE WHITE HOUSE” »
Inauguration of the Biden presidency: "This new dawn in America is the moment we have been waiting for so long. Europe is ready for a new start with our oldest and most trusted partner. Europe has a friend in the White House again."
SPAIN IS THE 13TH BEST DEMOCRACY IN THE WORLD! »
Spain climbs 7 places in The Global State of Democracy 2019 Report and obtains a score similar to those of the United Kingdom, Germany and Belgium, and higher than Canada, France and Austria.
IT’S CONSTITUTION DAY, ¡VIVA ESPAÑA! »
"Suddenly, life in the Spanish kingdom has acquired an entirely new framework, putting paid to a prolonged dictatorship which made it an international pariah. It was an electrifying moment in the modern history of Spain"
PUNS FOR FUN »
Fun puns (but a tad too pretentiously high-brow?) Read on anyway.
