James R. Martel (SFSU): What Equality Would Actually Look Like: Lessons from Anarchist Spain on Equality, Temporality and the Art of the Possible. John Howard (King's): Palomares Bajo. The Genius of El Cid: How the Spanish superhero — outnumbered and under siege — broke out of Valencia, crushed a Muslim army, and inspired Christian crusaders. An interview with Javier Fernandez Sebastian on the Ibero-american world as another political powerhouse for modernity during the Revolution Age, thanks to the analysis of the history of concepts in the English and Portuguese speaking Atlantic. In its criticism of the democratic deficit in Spain, has the 15M movement challenged Philip Pettit’s theory of republicanism which gave its intellectual authority to Zapatero’s government? The philosopher draws his own conclusions on the movement and the crisis it stems from. How history will judge Zapatero: Many will remember Spain’s socialist prime minister for his mishandling of the economic crisis, but his legacy in other areas — particularly social reform — is substantial. From Books and Ideas, Jeanne Moisand on protectionism and the birth of Catalanism. The Basque separatist group Eta says it has called a "definitive cessation" to its campaign of bombings and shootings. A review of Sovereignty and the Stateless Nation: Gibraltar in the Modern Legal Context by Keith Azopardi. Can a Spanish rival out-compete Facebook? Spanish social-networking site Tuenti is going global with a model that emphasizes quality connections over quantity. Alternative cannabis economy: Nick Buxton examines the experience of cannabis social clubs in Spain. For generations, two families in Majorca have laid competing claims to the legacy of 19th century composer Frederic Chopin — and to the piano on which he composed some of his greatest works. Atlas Obscura visits the Josep Pujiula Labyrinth, a wonderland replication in progress by one persistent man.
