Dick Nichols

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The Spanish far-right's latest attempt to censure prime minister Pedro Sanchez' government聽鈥 with the help of a former leader of the Communist Party of Spain聽鈥 has backfired, writes Dick Nichols.

Marko Bojcun

When Ukrainian writer, teacher and activist Marko Bojcun died in England on March 11, an important link snapped in the chain of struggle for the Ukrainian people鈥檚 social and national emancipation, writes Dick Nichols.听

Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it soon became clear that there was a gulf between Catalonia鈥檚 peace movement and local Ukrainians, which continues to today, writes Dick Nichols.

pedro sanchez

With elections due in the next 12 months, Spanish Socialist Workers Party (PSOE) prime minister Pedro S谩nchez is hoping his pro-worker posture will be enough to secure victory over the right and keep the independence movement at bay, writes Dick Nichols.

Billboard in Gaza reads "We salute you Barcelona"

Barcelona has suspended official ties with Israel over its violation of Palestinian rights, reports聽Dick Nichols.听

Europe for Peace protest

Russia's invasion of Ukraine is generating debate among聽southern Europe's pacifist and progressive forces, who turned out for a massive anti-war protest in Rome last month, reports Dick Nichols.

Campaigners hold sign saying "Let the people decide!"

The British Supreme Court has ruled that the Scottish parliament does not have the power to legislate for an independence referendum. Dick Nichols reports.

Nicaragua hunger strikers

The Daniel Ortega regime treats its jailed opponents as badly or worse than the Somoza family dictatorship, brought down by the Sandinista National Liberation Front in 1979, writes Dick Nichols.

A person holding a LGBTQI rights flag.

Russia鈥檚 lower house of parliament passed a bill to outlaw the promotion of 鈥渘on-traditional sexual relations鈥 on October 27. Not one of the 400 MPs opposed it, reports Dick Nichols.

Junts ex-ministers

The Catalan coalition government of the Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) and Together for Catalonia (Junts) split on October 7. Dick Nichols explains why, and what's at stake for the independentist movement.

Russia's war on Ukraine

When Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that 300,000 reservists would be called up to bolster the war effort, protests took place across the country, reports Dick Nichols.

Steel worker

When Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, social conflict inside the country was not put on hold: any illusion that its defence needs might produce a truce in the class struggle soon vanished, reports Dick Nichols.