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Return of the Indignados: Spain's Anti-Austerity Movement Marks A Year of Protest

Ter Garcia, Waging Nonviolence. May 15, 2012.

The day of action this year exceeded the expectations of many people who thought the movement in Spain was dead. Tens of thousands demonstrated in the streets.

Can Jobs Grow From Marijuana? Spanish Village Considers Using Pot to Rebuild Economy

Staff, Agence France Presse. April 11, 2012.

In an urgent bid to create jobs and raise money to pay off debts, the village council of Rasquera will hold a vote to rent out a field for growing cannabis.

Spanish General Strike Takes Aim at Austerity

Ter Garcia, Waging Nonviolence. April 2, 2012.

Hundreds of thousands of Spaniards came out in a show of force last Thursday to protest reforms that are expected to make it easier for employers to fire workers.

Schools Without Toilet Paper? The Pain in Spain Falls Mainly on the Plain Folks

Lynn Parramore, AlterNet. March 6, 2012.

Spain teeters on the edge of a death-spiral of economic decline through more drastic budget cuts. As usual, it's the 99% who suffer.

Should Wealth Be Held by the Few or Everyone? -- That's the Central Focus of Protests from Spain to Greece

Pablo Ouziel, Consortium News. June 16, 2011.

What started in Spain is now clearly spreading across Europe, where we have witnessed social movements making similar demands for economic democracy.

Spain's Enormous, Inspiring Protests Are Rooted in Restoring Democracy and Decent Life in an Era of Turbocapitalism

Pepe Escobar, Asia Times. May 24, 2011.

What we are seeing in Spain goes way beyond a student revolt. It's a revolt that lays bare a profound ethical crisis convulsing a whole society.

Dominique Strauss-Kahn Sits in Prison While the IMF Keeps Ravaging Entire Economies Every Day

deleted, AlterNet. May 18, 2011.

The IMF can do far more damage trashing global economic well-being than the man behind the sex abuse scandal.

Evil US Deeds Exposed by WikiLeaks

Bill Quigley, AlterNet. December 19, 2010.

Wikileaks has unveiled many cover-ups of injustices in US relations with Honduras, Spain, Thailand, UK and Yemen.

Four Prisoners Released From Guantánamo, Sent to Albania and Spain

Andy Worthington, Andy Worthington's Blog. February 25, 2010.

All four were cleared for release under Bush, but they could not be repatriated because of fears that they would be tortured if returned to their home countries.

U.S. Asks Spain to Accept Four Guantanamo Inmates: Minister

Agence France Presse June 17, 2009.

"The Spanish government has told the American government that it is willing to help with the closure of Guantanamo in any possible way."

Spain Launches Wide-Ranging Criminal Investigation Into U.S. Torture. When Will Obama?

Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports. April 29, 2009.

Spain is doing what should be done in the U.S.: Treating these severe crimes as crimes. Human rights lawyers say Obama should follow suit.

Why Spain Can Actually Prosecute Bush and Co. for Their Crimes

Marjorie Cohn, San Francisco Chronicle. April 10, 2009.

They can use "universal jurisdiction," often used to prosecute foreign nationals for crimes that shock the conscience of the global community.

Gen. Petraeus Denies U.S. Torture; Meanwhile Pinochet Judge Launches Criminal Probe of Bush Attorneys

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. March 30, 2009.

The six targets named include former Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez, who could face "immediate arrest" upon entering Spain.

In Iraq, Combating Oil Corruption, Staving Off Fears of a Kurdish-Arab War

Iraq Oil ReportFebruary 22, 2009.

A round-up of the most important news out of Iraq.

Human Traffickers' Assets to Be Seized

Tito Drago, IPS News. December 16, 2008.

Spanish plan includes the seizure of assets owned by pimps, managers or owners of any facilities where sexual exploitation activities are detected.

Riots Spread in Europe: How Long Till They Break Out in the U.S.?

Ian Welsh, Firedoglake. December 12, 2008.

When will Americans decide they've had enough and start rioting?

Spanish Embassy Reacts to McCain's Insult

Ben, ThinkProgress. September 19, 2008.

"If McCain carries that much of a grudge then how in the world will he rebuild our relationship with Europe, as he has said he would do."

Not a Gaffe? McCain Campaign Willing to Destroy Relationship with Europe to Conceal Confusion

Max Bergmann, Huffington Post. September 19, 2008.

Apparently they care so little about governing that they are willing to potentially nuke the U.S.-Spain relationship just to get elected.

Did McCain Just Reject Spain as an Ally?

Josh Marshall, Talking Points Memo. September 18, 2008.

McCain's gaffe on identifying the Prime Minister of Spain.

McCain's Big Spanish Gaffe

Satyam, ThinkProgress. September 18, 2008.

Note to the Senator, the Prime Minister of Spain is alright.

Is Spain's Drought a Glimpse of Our Future?

Elizabeth Nash, Independent UK. May 28, 2008.

Barcelona is in the grip of a water crisis on a scale never seen before in modern-day Europe and now has to import water from France.

Judge Orders Lesbian Mom to Marry A Man Or Lose Her Kids

Guest Blogger, July 27, 2007.

Jessica Valenti: A judge in Spanish child custody case links lesbians with satantic sects.

\'Global May Manifesto\': Statement from International Activists with Occupy, Other Groups

AlterNet Staff, December 31, 1969.

Massive Protests in Spain Continued, but Socialist Party Faced Blow at Ballot-Box

Sarah Seltzer, December 31, 1969.

WATCH: Sexy Spanish Voting PSA Ruffles (Some) Feathers

Sarah Seltzer, December 31, 1969.