Spanish State

By Corriente Roja An avoidable tragedy One week after the passage of the DANA storm in Valencia, the official figures are 217 dead and 89 missing. These numbers are truly frightening, especially when we take into consideration the thousands of homes that have been destroyed as well. These numbers not only cause us pain, but […]

We have seen frightening images of the aftermath of flooding in Valencia, Spain. Homes and retirement homes flooded, cars piled up because of the torrential rains, people were trapped, and emergency services collapsed. The death toll as of November 3, was 217, but we cannot rule out that it could be higher, because at this […]

Mom, did you hear about the “51 in France”? It’s horrible, Mom! No, what are you talking about? That’s when a quick Google search reveals the facts of the case, and a wave of indignation, and also shame reverberates through my body. Shame for her, for me, and for all women. Reality is once again […]

While the planet is on its way to recording 2024 as the hottest year that humans have ever experienced, the Iberian Peninsula has already experienced four heat waves this summer, without even having finished the month of August. By L. R. from La Corriente Roja, Spain In recent days a study by IS Global, published […]

By Corriente Roja, Spain Every February since 1980, are hit by the weight of a painful truth: our comrade Yolanda Gonzalez was kidnapped by a fascist para-police commando and later tortured and brutally murdered for defending the banners of revolution and socialism. Her murderers, on behalf of the fascist party Fuerza Nueva, took from us […]

By Corriente Roja The European population is witnessing a new rise in interest rates mandated by the European Central Bank. The US Federal Reserve is planning the same hike in interest rates, which have gone from 0% barely a year and a half ago to the current 4.25% in a trend that has no end […]

Only 24 hours had elapsed since the bad electoral results of the coalition government parties on May 28 were made known before Pedro Sánchez announced that the General Elections would be brought forward to July 23. By Corriente Roja This calculated urgency served the PSOE of Pedro Sanchez as a means of evading self-criticism in […]

By Corriente Roja – Spanish State In the Spanish State, 75.3% of the approximately three million people who work part-time are women. According to a recent report by the trade union Comisiones Obreras, 54% of single-parent families are at risk of poverty, 63.8% of pensioners receive a pension of less than 1,000 euros, and the […]

The plight of Western Sahara is a cause that is often portrayed as a nostalgic battle that only romantics insist on defending. However, the situation in the Sahara is the perfect example of institutional passivity in the face of the systematic violation of human rights, starting with the right to self-determination of peoples. Faced with […]

The events in Ceuta lay bare the migration policies of the European Union and the Spanish government, in this case, the PSOE-UP coalition government. Casado’s reactionary talk is backed by the fascist gestures of Abascal and his followers. We are facing an “invasion to take Ceuta,” “Stop, identify and expel those who have violated our […]

The 2008 economic crisis shook with tectonic force the old social stability in the Spanish State.

The PSOE and UP (Unidas Podemos) have reached a preliminary deal to establish a “progressive coalition government.” After Sanchez’s electoral fiasco, UP’s plummeting and the far-right Vox’s increase, what seemed “impossible” for six months has come true in 36 hours. By Corriente Roja In a few days, we’ll know if they get a parliamentary endorsement […]

We reproduce below a section dedicated to Durruti from the chapter on anarchism in the book “A Silenced Revolution”

The Alcoa conflict in defense of jobs has uncovered the new industrial reconversion that is taking place. The destruction of the electro-intensive industry that affects 5000 direct workers in Galiza (Alcoa, Ferroatlántica, ENCE, thermoelectric, …), adds to the lay-off announced by the automaker’s industry: 600 workers in Nissan and 800 in Citroen.

            The free commerce deal between Mercosur and the European Union (EU), announce with fireworks and fanfare by Bolsonaro and celebrated by the press, reaffirms the submission of the country to the big international economic groups. And deepens the role of Mercosur and Brazil as colonies and suppliers of natural resources to the world market.

One of the most notable aspects of the last elections is the collapse of Podemos. In 2015 it obtained 5.2 million votes (only 340,000 less than  PSOE) and won many of the main municipalities. Now, four years later, it has lost 1.5 million votes and has run out of municipal governments and without the majority […]