Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
CommonsPolis— a civil society initiative to create dialogue between progressive municipalist movements and city governments, and European citizens — held an encounter described as “a common space for exchange; cities in transition and citizen struggles” in Paris on November 24, 2016…
“Curiously, during these years of crisis I sometimes feel it’s the worst time of my life, but other times I feel it’s the best”
A longtime anti-eviction activist has just been elected mayor of Barcelona, becoming the city’s first female mayor. Ada Colau joins us to discuss her victory.
Practical alternative economic models are rapidly taking shape in practice in Catalonia. Are the indignados finally harvesting?
Much has been written about the indignados, what was new about them and what is, or will be, their legacy. It is time to acknowledge that the indignados have redefined how – and where! – we engage in politics.
