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How Immigration Transformed Europe’s Most Conservative Capital.

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Rev. of Madrid: A New Biography, by Luke Stegemann. The Nation 28 Jan. 2026. Full text at The Nation.

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Spain’s Left Is in Turmoil—and the Right Has Gone Nuts.

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The Nation 20 Dec. 2023. The Nation.

Spain’s Left Is in Turmoil—and the Right Has Gone Nuts. Read More »

Spain’s Left Has Pulled Off a Stunning Electoral Comeback.

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The Nation 26 July 2023. Full text at The Nation.

Spain’s Left Has Pulled Off a Stunning Electoral Comeback. Read More »

Spain’s Left Is in Turmoil—And Now It’s Facing a Huge Electoral Test.

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The Nation 6 June 2023. Full text at The Nation.

Spain’s Left Is in Turmoil—And Now It’s Facing a Huge Electoral Test. Read More »

Can Catalan Pardons Pave a Way Out of Spain’s Territorial Crisis?

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The Nation 8 July 2021. Full text at The Nation.

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The Center Cannot Hold in Spain, but Can the Left Take Advantage?

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The Nation 3 May 2021. Full text at The Nation.

The Center Cannot Hold in Spain, but Can the Left Take Advantage? Read More »

“How the Fight Over Spain’s Antifascist Legacy Involves a Former ‘Nation’ Editor.”

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The Nation 28 Dec. 2020. Full text at The Nation.

“How the Fight Over Spain’s Antifascist Legacy Involves a Former ‘Nation’ Editor.” Read More »

Spain Just Formed Its First Left Coalition Government in More Than 80 Years.

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The Nation 7 Jan. 2020. Full text at The Nation.

Spain Just Formed Its First Left Coalition Government in More Than 80 Years. Read More »

The Left May Finally Govern in Spain.

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The Nation 22 Nov. 2019. Full text at The Nation.

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Spain’s Catalonia Crisis Just Got a Lot Worse.

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The Nation 21 Oct. 2019. Full text at The Nation.

Spain’s Catalonia Crisis Just Got a Lot Worse. Read More »

Will Spain Follow Europe’s Right-Wing Populist Trend?

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The Nation 31 July 2019. Full text available at The Nation.

Will Spain Follow Europe’s Right-Wing Populist Trend? Read More »

In a Polarized Spain, Voters Give the Socialists Another Chance.

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The Nation 30 April 2019. Full Text at The Nation

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Chronicling the Age of Hobsbawm: A Q&A with Historian Richard Evans.

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The Nation 26 April 2019. Full Text at The Nation.

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Is Spain’s Left-Wing Party Podemos Cracking Up?

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The Nation 7 Feb. 2019. Full text available at The Nation.

Is Spain’s Left-Wing Party Podemos Cracking Up? Read More »

Spain’s Radical Right Is Here to Stay—but Did It Ever Leave?

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The Nation 10 Jan. 2019. Full text available at The Nation.

Spain’s Radical Right Is Here to Stay—but Did It Ever Leave? Read More »

Amsterdam Is Fighting for Its Soul. Can a Progressive New Government Save It?

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The Nation 2 Oct. 2018. Repr. in RealClear World, 8 Oct. 2018. Full Article (The Nation)

Amsterdam Is Fighting for Its Soul. Can a Progressive New Government Save It? Read More »

As Spain’s Government Is Voted Out, Catalonia Continues Its Roller-Coaster Ride

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The Nation 1 June 2018. Full text available at The Nation.

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Is Dutch Bad Boy Thierry Baudet the New Face of the European Alt-Right?

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The Nation April 30/May 7, 2018. Full text available at The Nation.

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Catalonia’s Elections Take Spain Back to Square One

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The Nation 29 Dec. 2017. Full text available at The Nation.

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Spain’s Conflict Over Catalonia Is Covering Up Massive Political Corruption

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The Nation 24 Nov. 2017. Full text available at The Nation.

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