Feed MRSS-S Noticias, english.elpais.com, opinion en-us https://english.elpais.com Thu, 02 Jul 2026 10:30:45 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-07-02/crimea-from-triumph-to-tragedy.html Thu, 02 Jul 2026 10:30:45 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-07-02/crimea-from-triumph-to-tragedy.html Pilar Bonet The Kremlin’s swift occupation of the Ukrainian peninsula in 2014 is now being tested by Kyiv’s offensive The Kremlin’s swift occupation of the Ukrainian peninsula in 2014 is now being tested by Kyiv’s offensive Vladimir Putin Opinión AP Russia Ukraine Crimea Explainer Russian agents in Sevastopol (Crimea) in March 2014. Russian agents in Sevastopol (Crimea) in March 2014. <p>With the swift and decisive annexation of Crimea in 2014, Vladimir Putin became, in the eyes of his fellow citizens, the great leader capable of “restoring historical justice” and “definitively returning” the Black Sea peninsula to Mother Russia. Now, with the peninsula devoured by war, the 2014 triumph has turned into a tragedy for those who live there.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-07-02/crimea-from-triumph-to-tragedy.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-06-28/the-drawn-out-downfall-of-manuel-adorni.html Sun, 28 Jun 2026 23:13:16 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-06-28/the-drawn-out-downfall-of-manuel-adorni.html Hugo Alconada Mon The Argentine chief of Cabinet’s scandal has dented the Milei government’s claim to moral superiority over the rest of the political class The Argentine chief of Cabinet’s scandal has dented the Milei government’s claim to moral superiority over the rest of the political class Argentina Manuel Adorni Javier Milei MATIAS CAMPAYA (EFE) Adorni, la mano derecha de Milei que el presidente finalmente soltó tras sonado escándalo Manuel Adorni, during an event in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on April 2. Manuel Adorni, during an event in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on April 2. <p>“There are times when the best service you can do for the president when he offers you a post is to say no; either because the position exceeds you or because you have a skeleton in the closet.”</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-06-28/the-drawn-out-downfall-of-manuel-adorni.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-06-26/the-cuban-revolutionaries.html Fri, 26 Jun 2026 16:17:51 GMT https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-06-26/the-cuban-revolutionaries.html Jose Andrés Rojo Miguel Díaz-Canel says his government will continue to defend socialism through the 176 measures that open up the island to the market and end egalitarianism Miguel Díaz-Canel says his government will continue to defend socialism through the 176 measures that open up the island to the market and end egalitarianism Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel Fidel Castro Raúl Castro Guillermo Cabrera Infante Heberto Padilla MARCEL VILLA (EL PAÍS) CUBA-REPORTAJE-22MAYO The 10 de Octubre municipality in Havana, on May 21. The 10 de Octubre municipality in Havana, on May 21. <img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/APWGW23GYVA35CDVYYYWZFMFIU.jpg?auth=cb3dacc59db85462d3c5c96660a60985027f94bd93256f52ce9f3eb57e8991c0" width="3480" height="2194" alt="The 10 de Octubre municipality in Havana, on May 21."></img><p>Nobody panic, the plan is moving forward. President Miguel Díaz-Canel’s words ring with truth and optimism; they convey a deep conviction and an ironclad commitment never to take a step back: “We have reached a moment of maturity, of reflection, typical of the debate that has unfolded over all these years, which tells us that we must continue defending socialism, but building it with some transformations.” The Cuban leader spoke like this shortly after Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz set out in Havana, a week earlier, <a href="https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2026-06-12/diaz-canel-announces-reforms-to-liberalize-cubas-economy.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2026-06-12/diaz-canel-announces-reforms-to-liberalize-cubas-economy.html">a program condensed into 176 measures</a> — which the reporter who covered the story for this outlet, Carlos S. Maldonado, called “drastic” — that will change the face of the island. Market expansion, opening the door to the creation of private banks, allowing private shareholders in state companies, currency devaluations, and an end to egalitarianism by eliminating universal subsidies. There is no doubt: the Cuban government will continue to defend socialism.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-06-26/the-cuban-revolutionaries.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-06-23/starmer-labour-and-the-united-kingdom-hitting-rock-bottom-and-still-digging.html Tue, 23 Jun 2026 15:21:52 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-06-23/starmer-labour-and-the-united-kingdom-hitting-rock-bottom-and-still-digging.html Claudi Pérez He broke his promise of stability, carried out constant strategy changes, and has been all talk and no action, unable to restore the economy’s former sheen He broke his promise of stability, carried out constant strategy changes, and has been all talk and no action, unable to restore the economy’s former sheen Keir Starmer Jeffrey Epstein Tony Blair Brexit Andy Burnham Thomas Krych (AP/LaPresse) Starmer, Labour and the United Kingdom Keir Starmer on Monday in London. Keir Starmer on Monday in London. <p>“My mother gave birth to twins: myself and fear.” The line is from Thomas Hobbes: the English philosopher’s mother was terrified by the arrival of <a href="https://english.elpais.com/arts/2021-02-24/francis-drakes-lost-fleet-emerges-in-northwestern-spain.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/arts/2021-02-24/francis-drakes-lost-fleet-emerges-in-northwestern-spain.html">the Spanish Armada</a>. Five centuries later, fear remains alive in British politics, and across much of the West. Everything that happens today has a political origin in 2008: poorly resolved major economic crises breed monsters, and the fiercest of those leviathans is fear. </p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-06-23/starmer-labour-and-the-united-kingdom-hitting-rock-bottom-and-still-digging.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-06-21/a-fathers-day-without-fathers.html Sun, 21 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-06-21/a-fathers-day-without-fathers.html Sandy Santana This date should prompt us to think about the children whose migrant parents will be missing from the family table this year — not because of death or any other unavoidable circumstance, but because the government separated them from their families This date should prompt us to think about the children whose migrant parents will be missing from the family table this year — not because of death or any other unavoidable circumstance, but because the government separated them from their families América ICE Donald Trump Texas David Dee Delgado (REUTERS) A child looks up at federal immigration officers as her father is detained at U.S. immigration court in Manhattan Children accompany their families to court in New York in July 2025. Children accompany their families to court in New York in July 2025. <p>This Father’s Day, millions of children across America will wake up knowing exactly where their fathers are. They will share breakfast, exchange cards, fire up the grill, or simply enjoy the comfort of having Dad nearby.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-06-21/a-fathers-day-without-fathers.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-06-19/scenes-of-a-waning-trump.html Fri, 19 Jun 2026 09:47:40 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-06-19/scenes-of-a-waning-trump.html Andrea Rizzi The Iran deal reinforces a pattern already seen in the appeasement of China or the backpedaling on Greenland. Verbal bluster cannot conceal the multiple reversals The Iran deal reinforces a pattern already seen in the appeasement of China or the backpedaling on Greenland. Verbal bluster cannot conceal the multiple reversals Donald Trump Irán G-7 ICE Anna Moneymaker (via REUTERS) FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump receives a tour of Chateau de Versailles from President of France Emmanuel Macron Donald Trump with Emmanuel Macron, at Versailles on Wednesday. Donald Trump with Emmanuel Macron, at Versailles on Wednesday. <p>The scene was telling. Donald Trump took the podium to hold a press conference after the G-7 meeting and, before taking questions, he launched into a 31-minute tirade defending the merits <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-06-19/iran-us-talks-in-switzerland-are-canceled-in-the-middle-of-new-israeli-attack-on-lebanon.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-06-19/iran-us-talks-in-switzerland-are-canceled-in-the-middle-of-new-israeli-attack-on-lebanon.html">of his deal with Iran</a>. Four senior figures from his administration, including Marco Rubio and Scott Bessent, stood behind him. Everything—words and image—seemed designed to project strength. Instead, it projected weakness.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-06-19/scenes-of-a-waning-trump.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-06-17/the-other-half-of-the-bargain.html Wed, 17 Jun 2026 14:33:42 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-06-17/the-other-half-of-the-bargain.html Rouzbeh Parsi It is important to resist the temptation to think that the deal between the United States and Iran is the end of the conflict. Its most intricate element is the sanctions and how to lift them It is important to resist the temptation to think that the deal between the United States and Iran is the end of the conflict. Its most intricate element is the sanctions and how to lift them Irán Donald Trump Teherán Barack Obama Majid Asgaripour (via REUTERS) Peace agreement between the United States and Iran Image of Iran’s late supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in a shop in Tehran on April 28. Image of Iran’s late supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in a shop in Tehran on April 28. <p>A memorandum of understanding <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-06-16/trumps-iran-nuclear-deal-echoes-abandoned-2018-pact-with-tehran-in-a-stronger-negotiating-position.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-06-16/trumps-iran-nuclear-deal-echoes-abandoned-2018-pact-with-tehran-in-a-stronger-negotiating-position.html">between Washington and Tehran</a> has been sketched out and, if the reports hold, will be signed within the week. The Strait of Hormuz <a href="https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2026-06-16/mines-broken-logistics-damaged-infrastructure-it-will-take-months-to-restore-normal-shipping-through-the-strait-of-hormuz.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2026-06-16/mines-broken-logistics-damaged-infrastructure-it-will-take-months-to-restore-normal-shipping-through-the-strait-of-hormuz.html">is to reopen</a> and a portion of Iran’s frozen assets is to be released. It is worth resisting the temptation to read this as the end of the conflict. The guns falling quiet is the easier part; whether the bargain underneath the document can be made to hold is another matter, and it turns less on the question everyone expects than on the one few are looking at.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-06-17/the-other-half-of-the-bargain.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-06-13/pochettino-trump-and-the-conspiracy-to-back-america.html Sat, 13 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-06-13/pochettino-trump-and-the-conspiracy-to-back-america.html Diego Torres At the White House it is believed the US can win the World Cup. To ensure that this is not mere fantasy, much remains to be done At the White House it is believed the US can win the World Cup. To ensure that this is not mere fantasy, much remains to be done FIFA Donald Trump Mauricio Pochettino MLS Weston McKennie KIRBY LEE (IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters) Pochettino signs autographs for U.S. fans. Pochettino signs autographs for U.S. fans. <p>Donald Trump looked at him and, while shaking his hand, asked: “Coach, do you think we can win the World Cup?” The United States national team coach snapped to attention: “Of course we can, Mr. President!” At the World Cup draw ceremony, <a href="https://english.elpais.com/sports/2026-06-11/pochettino-i-accept-the-arrogance-of-spain-argentina-england-but-in-the-united-states-theres-a-bit-of-confusion.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/sports/2026-06-11/pochettino-i-accept-the-arrogance-of-spain-argentina-england-but-in-the-united-states-theres-a-bit-of-confusion.html">Mauricio Pochettino</a> fulfilled his duty. The host’s optimism overrides the national mood. But Pochettino knows the odds of lifting the trophy are remote.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-06-13/pochettino-trump-and-the-conspiracy-to-back-america.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-06-06/burying-the-cuban-revolution-a-task-for-the-left.html Sat, 06 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-06-06/burying-the-cuban-revolution-a-task-for-the-left.html Patricio Fernández Its failure is an undeniable fact. It was never able to provide for the material well-being of its population on its own  Its failure is an undeniable fact. It was never able to provide for the material well-being of its population on its own  Opinión Cuba Fidel Castro Donald Trump CIA Che Guevara Norlys Perez (REUTERS) Cuba’s government calls for protest over U.S. pressure, indictment of Raul Castro, in Havana A pro-government demonstration in Havana, Cuba, on May 22, 2026. A pro-government demonstration in Havana, Cuba, on May 22, 2026. <p>It’s quite possible that the <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-11/the-collective-burial-of-the-cuban-revolution-i-am-watching-my-dreams-die.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-11/the-collective-burial-of-the-cuban-revolution-i-am-watching-my-dreams-die.html">Cuban Revolution will soon die</a>. Just over 67 years ago, it burst forth laden with hopes and redemptive promises. Biblical parallels abounded: there were 12 survivors of the <i>Granma </i>— the yacht that transported the fighters from Mexico to Cuba — and a messiah (Fidel Castro) triumphantly entered the new Jerusalem (Havana). A dove landed on his shoulder as he recited the divine word for hours on end, foreshadowing paradise on earth. Meanwhile, on the other side of the water — the Straits of Florida — the Yankee devil threatened this paradise from hell. </p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-06-06/burying-the-cuban-revolution-a-task-for-the-left.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-05-29/trumps-corruption.html Fri, 29 May 2026 10:36:26 GMT https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-05-29/trumps-corruption.html EL PAÍS Attempt to use public funds for his private causes baffles even a Washington hardened by scandal Attempt to use public funds for his private causes baffles even a Washington hardened by scandal Donald Trump Washington D.C. Joseph Biden Kevin Lamarque (REUTERS) Donald Trump at a Treasury Department event in January. Donald Trump at a Treasury Department event in January. <p>Enough time has passed since Donald Trump’s inauguration to begin to understand that the president lacks a decent political project for the United States, and even less a coherent vision of his country’s role in the world. Trump’s political project began, firstly, with avoiding prison and, once in power, focused on <a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-10-19/all-the-presidents-businesses-how-trump-has-grown-richer-from-the-white-house.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-10-19/all-the-presidents-businesses-how-trump-has-grown-richer-from-the-white-house.html">enriching himself and his family</a> as much as possible by shamelessly exploiting the system’s gray areas, using the exceptional platform afforded him by the head-of-state role in the planet’s superpower. His is a project of systematized corruption and of extractive subjugation of institutions to his will.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-05-29/trumps-corruption.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-05-26/not-the-time-to-cement-north-americas-fate.html Tue, 26 May 2026 22:58:39 GMT https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-05-26/not-the-time-to-cement-north-americas-fate.html Dan Restrepo Mexico, the United States, and Canada would be making a mistake if they extended the USMCA for 16 years. They should opt for a system of annual reviews Mexico, the United States, and Canada would be making a mistake if they extended the USMCA for 16 years. They should opt for a system of annual reviews México América Canadá Claudia Sheinbaum Donald Trump Omar Martínez (CUARTOSCURO) Economía T-MEC A line of trucks at the border crossing in Tijuana, Mexico. A line of trucks at the border crossing in Tijuana, Mexico. <p>The future of U.S. global competitiveness hangs in the balance as <a href="https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2026-03-18/mexicos-economy-secretary-our-vision-in-the-usmca-is-to-reduce-dependence-on-other-regions.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2026-03-18/mexicos-economy-secretary-our-vision-in-the-usmca-is-to-reduce-dependence-on-other-regions.html">the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement’s July 1 review</a> deadline fast approaches and formal U.S.-Mexico negotiations begin Monday. Simply put, the United States can achieve neither the scale nor the economic differentiation needed to compete with China without deepening the close collaboration that has defined much of North America’s past 35 years.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-05-26/not-the-time-to-cement-north-americas-fate.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-05-19/red-roses-for-the-cia-in-havana.html Tue, 19 May 2026 10:12:36 GMT https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-05-19/red-roses-for-the-cia-in-havana.html Carlos Manuel Álvarez The United States is about to devour a meal that the Castro regime has diligently prepared for it The United States is about to devour a meal that the Castro regime has diligently prepared for it Cuba Washington D.C. CIA Venezuela Miguel Díaz-Canel CIA US-CUBA-CIA-John Ratcliffe CIA Director John Ratcliffe (left) meets with Cuban intelligence director Ramón Romero Curbelo (right) in Havana, May 14. CIA Director John Ratcliffe (left) meets with Cuban intelligence director Ramón Romero Curbelo (right) in Havana, May 14. <p>Seeing John Ratcliffe, the CIA director, in Havana might be less surprising than seeing Ramón Romero Curbelo, head of the Intelligence Directorate of Cuba’s Ministry of the Interior. His face had appeared on television before, but not in connection with his official position, and it is his position that gives such a face its expression. Images of him can be found at military events on the island, or in official delegations to <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-27/the-crime-against-nicaraguas-stateless-persons.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-27/the-crime-against-nicaraguas-stateless-persons.html">Nicaragua</a> and Vietnam, though always as part of a larger group. Another powerful military officer, which is no small matter, but not quite what we now know it to be.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-05-19/red-roses-for-the-cia-in-havana.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-05-14/keir-starmer-stripped-bare-neither-charisma-nor-political-acumen.html Thu, 14 May 2026 07:51:30 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-05-14/keir-starmer-stripped-bare-neither-charisma-nor-political-acumen.html Ian Dunt British voters already knew that the Labour leader couldn’t command the stage; now they’ve realized he can’t run the party machinery either British voters already knew that the Labour leader couldn’t command the stage; now they’ve realized he can’t run the party machinery either Opinión Keir Starmer Boris Johnson Brexit Liz Truss Eva Vázquez (EL PAÍS) Ilustración cuadrada de Eva Vázquez para la tribuna de Ian Dunt ‘Starmer al desnudo: ni carisma ni política’, 14 de mayo de 2026. <img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/BBHSGJPWSZBVRN7BNPFJDVV654.jpg?auth=0cafefb2f501af895d7e51acdbee93fd30fc842c3846ad0359cc0ee8f40c0e05" width="1306" height="1253" alt="."></img><p>The argument for <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-05-12/keir-starmer-maintains-his-red-lines-on-reversing-brexit.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-05-12/keir-starmer-maintains-his-red-lines-on-reversing-brexit.html">Keir Starmer</a> was never romantic. It was pragmatic. </p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-05-14/keir-starmer-stripped-bare-neither-charisma-nor-political-acumen.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-05-13/encounter-between-the-eagle-and-the-dragon.html Wed, 13 May 2026 08:17:16 GMT https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-05-13/encounter-between-the-eagle-and-the-dragon.html Georgina Higueras Y Rumbao Trump and Xi will meet in Beijing with Iran and Taiwan as the main points of contention in a summit marked by the struggle between stability and confrontation Trump and Xi will meet in Beijing with Iran and Taiwan as the main points of contention in a summit marked by the struggle between stability and confrontation China Washington D.C. Xi Jinping Donald Trump Venezuela Irán Vietnam Hong Kong Jonathan Ernst (REUTERS) Trump and Xi Donald and Melania Trump visit the Forbidden City with Xi Jinping on November 8, 2017. Donald and Melania Trump visit the Forbidden City with Xi Jinping on November 8, 2017. <p>Two diametrically opposed empires, each with a leader of antagonistic character, are seeking to prevent the flames of a world in transition from erupting into an uncontrollable conflagration at a meeting in China. Six months ago, when the summit was planned, Donald Trump had not yet been <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-09/netanyahu-under-fire-for-iran-failures-and-a-ceasefire-brokered-behind-his-back.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-09/netanyahu-under-fire-for-iran-failures-and-a-ceasefire-brokered-behind-his-back.html">drawn into the Iranian quagmire by Netanyahu</a>, a war that is rapidly weakening him both within and outside the United States. Xi Jinping, on the other hand, has reinforced his image as a serious leader of a China that offers stability and trade to further fuel globalization.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-05-13/encounter-between-the-eagle-and-the-dragon.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-05-09/the-toxic-year-of-donald-j-trump.html Sat, 09 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-05-09/the-toxic-year-of-donald-j-trump.html Boris Muñoz The path ahead for the Republican is fraught with difficulties. Negotiations with Iran are frozen and there is no way to unblock them without making significant concessions to the regime or escalating the war The path ahead for the Republican is fraught with difficulties. Negotiations with Iran are frozen and there is no way to unblock them without making significant concessions to the regime or escalating the war Donald Trump Nicolás Maduro Minnesota Davos Mark Carney Israel Irán MAGA Friedrich Merz JIM LO SCALZO / POOL (EFE) Donald Trump speaking to the media in Washington. Donald Trump speaking to the media in Washington. <p>For Donald J. Trump, 2026 was a year full of promise. It began in the early hours of January 3 with a spectacular barrage of fire over Caracas. After months of anticipation surrounding the deployment of the fleet in the Caribbean, <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-01-03/trump-says-maduro-has-been-captured-and-flown-out-of-venezuela.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-01-03/trump-says-maduro-has-been-captured-and-flown-out-of-venezuela.html">the capture of Nicolás Maduro</a> scored a point for him, demonstrating his military’s ability to succeed in complex missions. That same day, he announced a new era of the <a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-02-10/group-of-house-democrats-demand-end-to-monroe-doctrine-and-to-trumps-renewed-interventionism-in-latin-america.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-02-10/group-of-house-democrats-demand-end-to-monroe-doctrine-and-to-trumps-renewed-interventionism-in-latin-america.html">Monroe Doctrine</a>. Hard power was back. But there was something more important: the prospect of starting an election year on the right foot, carefully managing that success, and trying, in the meantime, to stabilize the economy in the lead-up to the <a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-05-04/trumps-pressure-partisan-tactics-and-blackvoter-suppression-the-all-out-battle-for-the-november-midterms.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-05-04/trumps-pressure-partisan-tactics-and-blackvoter-suppression-the-all-out-battle-for-the-november-midterms.html">midterm elections in November</a>.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-05-09/the-toxic-year-of-donald-j-trump.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-05-02/the-tories-how-to-bring-down-the-oldest-political-party-on-the-planet.html Sat, 02 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-05-02/the-tories-how-to-bring-down-the-oldest-political-party-on-the-planet.html Ignacio Peyró Reform, the youngest political force in the United Kingdom, could overtake the Conservative Party in the May 7 local elections — despite the latter’s more than three centuries of history Reform, the youngest political force in the United Kingdom, could overtake the Conservative Party in the May 7 local elections — despite the latter’s more than three centuries of history Keir Starmer Nigel Farage Margaret Thatcher Boris Johnson Carl Court ( Getty Images) IDEAS 26/04/2026 Nigel Farage Nigel Farage, leader of Reform, poses with party candidates in Chigwell, on April 10. Nigel Farage, leader of Reform, poses with party candidates in Chigwell, on April 10. <p>Perhaps not many Europeans have ever envied Britain’s weather, but admiration for its institutions has been unwavering. The explanation is simple: over the past two centuries, Germany has lived under a monarchy, a republic, the Reich, a partition into two opposing regimes, and a federal model. France and Spain have been no less turbulent, and Italy, for a long stretch, did not even exist. </p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-05-02/the-tories-how-to-bring-down-the-oldest-political-party-on-the-planet.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-05-01/the-devil-wears-amazon-how-jeff-bezos-became-an-unexpected-force-in-fashion.html Fri, 01 May 2026 14:06:45 GMT https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-05-01/the-devil-wears-amazon-how-jeff-bezos-became-an-unexpected-force-in-fashion.html Patricia Rodríguez ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2′ reviews the relationship between designers and technology, two sectors that were traditionally worlds apart. We take a look at the role of Anna Wintour and the tech oligarchs in the newly released movie ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2′ reviews the relationship between designers and technology, two sectors that were traditionally worlds apart. We take a look at the role of Anna Wintour and the tech oligarchs in the newly released movie Anna Wintour Conde Nast Vogue Jeff Bezos Amazon Mark Zuckerberg Facebook Macall Polay (20th Century Studios) The Devil Wears Prada 2 Meryl Streep as Miranda Priestly and Anne Hathaway as Andy Sachs in a still from 'The Devil Wears Prada 2.' Meryl Streep as Miranda Priestly and Anne Hathaway as Andy Sachs in a still from 'The Devil Wears Prada 2.' <p>A lot has changed since <i>The Devil Wears Prada</i> was released two decades ago, not least fashion. The 2006 film portrayed a landscape that is almost unrecognizable today, no matter how you look at it. But if that first film became a cult movie, X-raying aspirational capitalism, the sequel focuses on satirizing the most unlikely routes that the luxury industry and glossy magazines have gone down since.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-05-01/the-devil-wears-amazon-how-jeff-bezos-became-an-unexpected-force-in-fashion.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-26/how-the-left-lost-its-mojo-and-how-it-can-get-it-back.html Sun, 26 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-26/how-the-left-lost-its-mojo-and-how-it-can-get-it-back.html Andrea Rizzi Progressive movements lost support among the working class as well as the digital battle for hearts and minds — and to recover it, they’ll need to turn those defeats around without resorting to polarization Progressive movements lost support among the working class as well as the digital battle for hearts and minds — and to recover it, they’ll need to turn those defeats around without resorting to polarization Bill Clinton Tony Blair Lionel Jospin Antonio Guterres Gerhard Schröder Michel Camdessus Jacques Delors ALBERTO ESTÉVEZ (EFE) Cumbre internacional 'Global Progressive Mobilisation' The Global Progressive Mobilization summit in Barcelona. The Global Progressive Mobilization summit in Barcelona. <p>The century dawned with an impressive constellation of traditionally forged progressive leaders in Europe: Blair, Schroeder, D’Alema, Jospin, Guterres and Kok among others. The president of the European Commission was Romano Prodi and the managing director of the IMF was Michel Camdessus, a Frenchman who had ties to his country’s socialists and who, alongside Parisian consensus figures like Delors and Lamy, had a profound influence on the post-1989 world. In the United States, Bill Clinton was in power. The second quarter of the 21^st century, however, dawns with a bleak outlook for European progressives, who hold executive power in only two major countries: the United Kingdom <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-14/xi-jinping-places-spain-on-the-right-side-of-history-and-urges-working-together-against-the-law-of-the-jungle.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-14/xi-jinping-places-spain-on-the-right-side-of-history-and-urges-working-together-against-the-law-of-the-jungle.html">and Spain</a>. What happened?</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-26/how-the-left-lost-its-mojo-and-how-it-can-get-it-back.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-04-24/is-psychedelia-making-a-comeback-the-limits-of-the-medical-use-of-hallucinogens.html Fri, 24 Apr 2026 12:07:26 GMT https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-04-24/is-psychedelia-making-a-comeback-the-limits-of-the-medical-use-of-hallucinogens.html Raimundo Viejo Donald Trump has signed an executive order to fund research into substances such as LSD and explore their possibilities in the treatment of mental health problems. Debates are being reopened on the legalization of drugs whose history has included experimentation, application within the military and now in medicine Donald Trump has signed an executive order to fund research into substances such as LSD and explore their possibilities in the treatment of mental health problems. Debates are being reopened on the legalization of drugs whose history has included experimentation, application within the military and now in medicine William Burroughs Donald Trump Richard Nixon Ted Streshinsky ( CORBIS / Getty Images) Medical use of hallucinogens A psychedelic party hosted by writer Ken Kesey and his Merry Pranksters collective in San Francisco, in 1966. A psychedelic party hosted by writer Ken Kesey and his Merry Pranksters collective in San Francisco, in 1966. <p>U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on April 18 that will expand and fund research into <a href="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2022-03-27/therapy-with-mdma-experts-debate-the-use-of-psychedelic-drugs-in-medical-treatment.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2022-03-27/therapy-with-mdma-experts-debate-the-use-of-psychedelic-drugs-in-medical-treatment.html">the use of psychedelic substances</a> to treat mental health issues. For the first time in decades, the federal government is not just tolerating or indirectly funding research into psychedelic substances. This time Trump has decided to actually promote it at the federal level, focusing his efforts above all on ibogaine. But this is not the only substance that has received the green light. The clinical trials already underway with psilocybin and MDMA have been also been given a boost.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-04-24/is-psychedelia-making-a-comeback-the-limits-of-the-medical-use-of-hallucinogens.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-04-23/what-should-moderate-right-wing-parties-do-against-the-far-right-surge.html Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:33:31 GMT https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-04-23/what-should-moderate-right-wing-parties-do-against-the-far-right-surge.html Sergio C Fanjul Many of them seem trapped in an identity crisis. The dilemma is whether to embrace extreme positions or strive to maintain a centrist profile, like the Hungarian conservative Péter Magyar, who defeated Orbán with votes from the center and the moderate left Many of them seem trapped in an identity crisis. The dilemma is whether to embrace extreme positions or strive to maintain a centrist profile, like the Hungarian conservative Péter Magyar, who defeated Orbán with votes from the center and the moderate left Vox PP Viktor Orban Péter Magyar Javier Milei Patricia Bullrich Sam McNeil (AP/LaPresse) Cowardly right-winger A man waves a Hungarian flag in Budapest during celebrations for the electoral defeat of far-right Viktor Orbán on April 12. A man waves a Hungarian flag in Budapest during celebrations for the electoral defeat of far-right Viktor Orbán on April 12. <p>The rise of the far right is one of the great issues of our time: it is often cited as a threat to democracy and one of the building blocks of future dystopias. The left, as is its wont, reacts with a mixture of horror, discouragement, and calls for resistance. Caught in the middle, the traditional right seems to be indecisive, out of step with the times, torn between going all in with the risks that entails (the much-discussed preference for the original over the copy), or maintaining a responsible moderation.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-04-23/what-should-moderate-right-wing-parties-do-against-the-far-right-surge.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-04-21/renewables-a-strategy-for-peace.html Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:21:06 GMT https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-04-21/renewables-a-strategy-for-peace.html Juan Manuel Santos The sun and wind do not have to travel through the Strait of Hormuz, nor are they controlled by volatile autocrats The sun and wind do not have to travel through the Strait of Hormuz, nor are they controlled by volatile autocrats Juan Manuel Santos Calderón Opinión Gas Irán ESTABANELL (ESTABANELL) Estabanell firma un préstamo de 22 millones para elevar su capacidad fotovoltaica en Catalunya Solar installation in La Garriga in Barcelona. Solar installation in La Garriga in Barcelona. <p>The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran has starkly exposed the security, economic, and climate risks of fossil fuel dependency. Leaders have a clear choice: either pivot to the stability and sustainability of renewable energy, or remain hostages to fortune in a world riven by unpredictable conflict and geopolitical rivalry.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-04-21/renewables-a-strategy-for-peace.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-04-18/distrust-in-the-system-a-journey-to-the-origin-of-the-reactionary-wave.html Sat, 18 Apr 2026 04:30:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-04-18/distrust-in-the-system-a-journey-to-the-origin-of-the-reactionary-wave.html Oriol Bartomeus We made the mistake of minimizing and caricaturing the rise of authoritarianism. This far-right populism took advantage of the distrust in democracies generated by the Great Recession to infiltrate the very core of society. If we want a democratic recovery to succeed, we cannot continue to uncritically defend a system that not only led to the 2008 crisis but also failed to pursue a just way out of it We made the mistake of minimizing and caricaturing the rise of authoritarianism. This far-right populism took advantage of the distrust in democracies generated by the Great Recession to infiltrate the very core of society. If we want a democratic recovery to succeed, we cannot continue to uncritically defend a system that not only led to the 2008 crisis but also failed to pursue a just way out of it Donald Trump PSOE Pedro Sánchez The Washington Post CIS Carolina Bescansa Elon Musk PP Sr. García (EL PAÍS) IDEAS12/04/2026 <img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/FEC2GWQ6H5HP3O4VWF6G2SVLVI.jpg?auth=57fbfa647cc66c0725d05b9e387896e91f337816ac4125f6879c3aa29c08673d" width="1350" height="1080" alt="."></img><p>Since the 2008 crisis, the world’s democracies have been damaged at their core: citizens’ trust in the system’s ability to provide well-being and justice. The movements promising new politics seemed capable of repairing this fracture a decade ago, but they failed. In parallel, a movement has emerged that rides on this wave of distrust and appears poised to define a new era.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-04-18/distrust-in-the-system-a-journey-to-the-origin-of-the-reactionary-wave.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-04-17/luis-manuel-otero-and-the-hunger-strike-as-a-recourse.html Fri, 17 Apr 2026 09:35:45 GMT https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-04-17/luis-manuel-otero-and-the-hunger-strike-as-a-recourse.html Carlos Manuel Álvarez Painting as a form of protest would create a second confinement and, worse still, two oppressions. Why should the artist say what his body is already expressing for him? Painting as a form of protest would create a second confinement and, worse still, two oppressions. Why should the artist say what his body is already expressing for him? Cuba Fidel Castro Raúl Castro Miguel Díaz-Canel Belo PCruz (Yucabyte) Luis Manuel Otero Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara at his home in Havana, in May 2018. Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara at his home in Havana, in May 2018. <p>In late March, agents of the Cuban political police went to the maximum-security prison of Guanajay, west of Havana, and during a cell inspection threatened to kill the artist Luis Manuel Otero, who responded with an eight-day hunger strike. Accompanied by Javier Reboso, head of prisons for the province of Artemisa the State Security officers also confiscated address books with telephone numbers belonging to two political prisoners there, Jorge Ayala and Daniel Alfaro, and searched even the toilets in their cells. But in the case of Otero — the leader of the San Isidro Movement who was<a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-11-21/cuba-is-the-country-with-the-most-convictions-for-arbitrary-detention-in-the-world-according-to-the-un.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-11-21/cuba-is-the-country-with-the-most-convictions-for-arbitrary-detention-in-the-world-according-to-the-un.html"> arbitrarily sentenced to five years in prison</a> — the discussion with the guards escalated when the artist asked them if they planned to fight the Americans with four AKMs (the Soviet assault rifle), and they replied that they didn’t, but that just one would be enough to kill him.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-04-17/luis-manuel-otero-and-the-hunger-strike-as-a-recourse.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-13/ceasefire-what-ceasefire.html Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:44:45 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-13/ceasefire-what-ceasefire.html Luciano Zaccara Neither the United States nor Iran has yet entered into a compromise following the announcement. For now, the negotiations are not aimed at bridging differences, but rather at imposing them Neither the United States nor Iran has yet entered into a compromise following the announcement. For now, the negotiations are not aimed at bridging differences, but rather at imposing them Irán Donald Trump Israel Washington D.C. Benjamin Netanyahu Emilio Morenatti (AP) BEIRUT A man inspects a destroyed building, which was hit by an Israeli airstrike on Wednesday in Beirut, Lebanon. A man inspects a destroyed building, which was hit by an Israeli airstrike on Wednesday in Beirut, Lebanon. <p>We are asked to call the agreement announced on April 8 between the United States and Iran a ceasefire. But a ceasefire is not merely a pause in attacks between two actors. It also requires a minimum of shared understanding, a willingness to exercise restraint, and some recognizable political horizon. None of that is guaranteed today. What exists, at best, is a precarious two-week pause.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-13/ceasefire-what-ceasefire.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-04-13/consequences-of-the-blow-to-the-populist-international-in-hungary.html Mon, 13 Apr 2026 09:00:51 GMT https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-04-13/consequences-of-the-blow-to-the-populist-international-in-hungary.html Claudi Pérez Viktor Orbán’s defeat opens a new political cycle in Europe, where the far right has already suffered several setbacks Viktor Orbán’s defeat opens a new political cycle in Europe, where the far right has already suffered several setbacks Viktor Orban Budapest Donald Trump Péter Magyar Robert Fico Jonathan Ernst (REUTERS) Populist international in Hungary Donald Trump receives Viktor Orban at the White House in Washington on November 7, 2025. Donald Trump receives Viktor Orban at the White House in Washington on November 7, 2025. <p>Viktor Orbán was an energetic and talented anti-communist student leader when the Berlin Wall fell. He studied at Oxford on a George Soros scholarship, and upon his return to Hungary he founded Fidesz, a liberal and pro-European party. But he couldn’t win elections, and with the Great Recession, he turned to the dark side: he orchestrated a <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-12-27/from-hungarys-orban-to-chiles-kast-how-trump-helps-turbo-charge-the-far-right.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-12-27/from-hungarys-orban-to-chiles-kast-how-trump-helps-turbo-charge-the-far-right.html">sharp, fierce and brutal shift to the far right</a>. In 2010, with Hungary mired in a deep crisis, he finally seized power. He never relinquished it: he began a systematic dismantling of democracy and the rule of law in best “populist’s handbook” style.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-04-13/consequences-of-the-blow-to-the-populist-international-in-hungary.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p>