We are pleased by provide a link to this thorough report-back written by Joaquín Ruiz Gaspar of Os Monegros about the commemoration of the 90th anniversary of the arrival of the Durruti Column to the town of Bujaraloz in Aragón. Over the course of four days, collectives, organizations, and individuals gathered for a conference on […]
We are happy to share links to the first two installments of this new documentary series, “Canary Islands: 50 Years of Darkness,” produced by Canarias Ahora. The episodes cover Francisco Franco’s seizure of power in the Canaries in July 1936, together with the repression against workers and leftists that greatly intensified afterward. While the documentaries […]
As part of our ongoing coverage and commemoration of the 90th anniversary of the Spanish Revolution (see our updated reading list), we recommend this presentation by historian José Luis Gutiérrez Molina, “Revolución y colectivizaciones en la producción agrícola e industria” (Revolution and Collectivizations in Agricultural and Industrial Production). It was held at the CNT-affiliated Fundación […]
This is a reply to “Spain’s Social Revolution Against Fascism” which appeared in Jacobin. Historians do not agree in their take or interpretation of the Spanish revolution and this is clear from the inaccuracies in the piece you published by Andy Durgan. Let me start with a blatant falsehood by Durgan. He says Joan Garcia […]
This July marks the 90th anniversary of the onset of the civil war and revolution in Spain. In this essay I want to suggest that the efforts of the Spanish working class in that epic conflict provide elements for building a model of socialism based on direct working-class control and participatory, democratic planning of a […]
Feel free to check out this talk presented by historian Javier Antón, “Revolución y vida cotidiana: Educación, sanidad, transportes, servicios y ateneos” (Revolution and Everyday Life: Education, Health, Transport, Services, and Ateneos). It was held at the CNT-affiliated Fundación Anselmo Lorenzo in Madrid, Spain, on June 26, 2026, to commemorate 90 years since the social […]
