Dr. John Collins (he/him) is a founder of Weave News and is currently serving as Editorial Director. In addition to Weave News, he has written for outlets such as Truthout, La Marea, PopMatters, Washington Post, and a range of scholarly journals.
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On Sunday, May 17, residents of all ages took to the streets of the Spanish capital, Madrid, to march in solidarity with the Palestinian people in their struggle against colonial domination and violence.
Who says journalists must be neutral in a cynically constructed “debate” that serves the interest of a colonial power? A question from 2011 continues to resonate today.
John Collins surveys some of the key perspectives within an ongoing dialogue about the present and future of Spain’s perpetually fragmented Left. Is a change on the horizon?
Gabriel Rufián’s surprising call for new thinking among Spain’s leftist parties seeks to change the conversation and spark a unified struggle against the far right. Will it work?
The “newspaper of record’ misses a golden opportunity to explain the material connections between violence “there” and violence “here.”
For the author of Our History Is the Future, the struggle against ICE is incomplete without a true anticolonial reckoning.
The far right is on the march in public discourse, but media watchdogs and grassroots solidarity provide important counterweights.
Which stories from our global network of grassroots journalists topped the list this year?
As leftist parties in Spain work to build a unified strategy in advance of national elections in 2027, John Collins writes that the country’s most pressing issue - a lack of affordable housing - is poised to play a key role.