Feed MRSS-S Noticias, english.elpais.com, opinion en-us https://english.elpais.com 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 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> https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2026-04-05/adam-smiths-invisible-hand-why-his-ideas-are-still-influential-today.html Sun, 05 Apr 2026 03:30:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2026-04-05/adam-smiths-invisible-hand-why-his-ideas-are-still-influential-today.html Carlos Rodríguez Braun The Scottish thinker – considered by many to be ‘the father of capitalism’ – published his magnum opus, ‘The Wealth of Nations,’ 250 years ago. In it, he coined the metaphor of the invisible hand, which refers not to a magical order, but to a market with an institutional framework that fosters growth. His ideas decisively influenced liberal thought, especially due to his belief in individual liberty and his wariness of state intervention The Scottish thinker – considered by many to be ‘the father of capitalism’ – published his magnum opus, ‘The Wealth of Nations,’ 250 years ago. In it, he coined the metaphor of the invisible hand, which refers not to a magical order, but to a market with an institutional framework that fosters growth. His ideas decisively influenced liberal thought, especially due to his belief in individual liberty and his wariness of state intervention Adam Smith Margaret Thatcher Quintatinta (EL PAÍS) Adam Smith <img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/QWMDLP5CHBEFDMET7O2SYPYOUY.jpg?auth=cb239958145cb14ff316b9ebea23821a56e4e7ad032ac187c2009e5d4cea8a6e" width="1800" height="1350" alt="."></img><p>The full title of the book Adam Smith published in 1776 was: <i>An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.</i> It was neither the first text on economics, nor on liberalism, and it wasn’t error-free. So why did it attract — and why does it <i>still</i> attract — so much attention? </p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2026-04-05/adam-smiths-invisible-hand-why-his-ideas-are-still-influential-today.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/WHL7DSAORJFYTFVYBYX66TZ46I.jpg?auth=05c770e88531855f32a2f7766ff296ad3fa8b76cb73f4fe1af3bcecb2fbd8a3f" width="2475" height="1685" alt="The interior of the Royal Exchange, London's old stock exchange, in 1788."></img> https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-04-01/american-vertigo-to-the-moon-and-the-abyss-at-the-same-time.html Wed, 01 Apr 2026 15:14:42 GMT https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-04-01/american-vertigo-to-the-moon-and-the-abyss-at-the-same-time.html Boris Muñoz I eagerly await the voyage of Artemis 2. But I hope even more urgently that, against Trump’s authoritarianism, American democracy will be reaffirmed in the November midterms I eagerly await the voyage of Artemis 2. But I hope even more urgently that, against Trump’s authoritarianism, American democracy will be reaffirmed in the November midterms Donald Trump Programa Artemis Irán Boston Hiroshima Nagasaki Jose Luis Magana (AP) No Kings Protest Washington 'No Kings' protest in Washington against Donald Trump on March 28, 2025. 'No Kings' protest in Washington against Donald Trump on March 28, 2025. <p>Two news stories, both published on Monday, unintentionally yet eloquently express the state of the world we live in. While NASA announced the crew <a href="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-04-01/the-journey-of-artemis-2-to-the-far-side-of-the-moon-the-challenge-of-exploring-what-no-one-has-ever-seen.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-04-01/the-journey-of-artemis-2-to-the-far-side-of-the-moon-the-challenge-of-exploring-what-no-one-has-ever-seen.html">of Artemis 2, the first manned mission to the Moon</a> in more than five decades, Donald Trump promised to blow up and obliterate power plants and oil wells in Iran if an agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz is not reached. The first news story symbolizes humanity’s capacity to dedicate all its will, knowledge, and ingenuity to conquering new frontiers. The second one moves in the opposite direction: the capacity to destroy by force and with our feet what our hands have worked unimaginably hard to build. It is not surprising that, in the world we live in, creation and destruction often go hand in hand. But what is curious is that the same nation is capable of producing two such contradictory feats simultaneously.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-04-01/american-vertigo-to-the-moon-and-the-abyss-at-the-same-time.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-31/nicaragua-and-cuba-in-the-mirror-of-venezuela.html Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:05:11 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-31/nicaragua-and-cuba-in-the-mirror-of-venezuela.html Carlos F. Chamorro The alliance of 21st-century dictatorships is crumbling after the US removal of Nicolás Maduro, but a democratic transition is not in sight The alliance of 21st-century dictatorships is crumbling after the US removal of Nicolás Maduro, but a democratic transition is not in sight Cuba Venezuela Nicaragua John Bolton MAGA Nicolás Maduro Hugo Chávez Delcy Rodríguez Eritrea Myanmar Donald Trump Daniel Ortega Rosario Murillo María Corina Machado Gladys Serrano (EL PAÍS) Streets of Old Havana, March 17. Streets of Old Havana, March 17. <img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/UEUHHLNAO5EZNOVWUN73L4HWPI.JPG?auth=7b67aaebf9556fe31c59296c865078e1683c00b464fb4a2525f791357371ab6f" width="5791" height="3861" alt="Streets of Old Havana, March 17."></img><p>The so-called “troika of tyranny” in Latin America — the dictatorships of Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua — coined by <a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-05-31/john-bolton-trumps-former-national-security-adviser-what-he-wants-is-the-nobel-peace-prize.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-05-31/john-bolton-trumps-former-national-security-adviser-what-he-wants-is-the-nobel-peace-prize.html">John Bolton</a>, national security advisor during Donald Trump’s first presidency, was actually always a misleading oversimplification.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-31/nicaragua-and-cuba-in-the-mirror-of-venezuela.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-30/a-witness-to-the-many-lives-of-nicolas-maduro.html Mon, 30 Mar 2026 16:22:16 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-30/a-witness-to-the-many-lives-of-nicolas-maduro.html Maye Primera I was a 23-year-old journalist when I met Maduro and Cilia Flores. Seeing them again in person during the hearing in Manhattan at almost 50, I was struck by the mixture of disbelief, loss and bitterness that has been building for a long time   I was a 23-year-old journalist when I met Maduro and Cilia Flores. Seeing them again in person during the hearing in Manhattan at almost 50, I was struck by the mixture of disbelief, loss and bitterness that has been building for a long time   Nicolás Maduro Venezuela Caracas Cilia Flores Henrique Capriles Gabriel Osorio VENEZUELA - ARCHIVO GABRIEL OSORIO 2002 Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores arriving at Miraflores Palace on the night of April 13, 2002, during an attempted coup. Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores arriving at Miraflores Palace on the night of April 13, 2002, during an attempted coup. <p>I would like to say that Nicolás Maduro is the only one who has aged. He has more gray in his hair than when he first stood in his prisoner’s suit before the Southern District of New York’s federal court almost three months ago, having been forcibly transported there by a U.S. military operation and accused of crimes related to drug trafficking, weapons possession and corruption. He puts on his reading glasses to examine documents and take notes <a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-03-26/venezuelas-ousted-leader-maduro-heads-back-to-new-york-court-for-key-hearing-in-narco-terrorism-case.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-03-26/venezuelas-ousted-leader-maduro-heads-back-to-new-york-court-for-key-hearing-in-narco-terrorism-case.html">at the second hearing</a>, which focused on whether the U.S. should allow him to use Venezuelan funds to pay for his private defense.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-30/a-witness-to-the-many-lives-of-nicolas-maduro.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-03-30/venezuela-21st-century-colonialism.html Mon, 30 Mar 2026 10:16:02 GMT https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-03-30/venezuela-21st-century-colonialism.html Luz Mely Reyes In addition to the experimentation with an authoritarian model that emerges from an act of external force, another element is added: Venezuela is emerging as the first corporate colony of the 21st century In addition to the experimentation with an authoritarian model that emerges from an act of external force, another element is added: Venezuela is emerging as the first corporate colony of the 21st century Venezuela Nicolás Maduro Donald Trump Caracas Delcy Rodríguez María Corina Machado Gaby Oraa (REUTERS) Aftermath of U.S. strikes in Venezuela Homes damaged by the US attack in Venezuela on January 4. Homes damaged by the US attack in Venezuela on January 4. <p>The immediate interpretation following Nicolás Maduro’s removal by an elite U.S. force was that there was no clarity as to whether a democratic transition was underway in Venezuela. Three months later, the emerging risk is different: the consolidation of an adaptive authoritarianism with global impact, a kind of 21st-century colonialism, a product—whether collateral or not—of the Trump administration’s <a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-01-12/donroe-doctrine-how-trump-is-enforcing-his-will.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-01-12/donroe-doctrine-how-trump-is-enforcing-his-will.html">interpretation of the Monroe Doctrine.</a></p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-03-30/venezuela-21st-century-colonialism.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-24/three-things-about-iran-a-country-that-is-not-as-religious-as-it-seems-and-a-long-history-of-feminist-struggle.html Tue, 24 Mar 2026 12:41:14 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-24/three-things-about-iran-a-country-that-is-not-as-religious-as-it-seems-and-a-long-history-of-feminist-struggle.html Ángeles Espinosa The roles of Islam, the army, and women are three key elements to understanding a country that defies stereotypes and in which the current war has sparked renewed interest The roles of Islam, the army, and women are three key elements to understanding a country that defies stereotypes and in which the current war has sparked renewed interest Irán Israel Washington D.C. Mahsa Amini Morteza Nikoubazl (NurPhoto/Getty Images) Three things about Iran A woman walks past a primary school in Tehran, January 28. A woman walks past a primary school in Tehran, January 28. <p>There is enormous interest in the <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-01/a-war-with-no-end-date-the-united-states-unleashes-its-military-might-against-the-iranian-regime.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-01/a-war-with-no-end-date-the-united-states-unleashes-its-military-might-against-the-iranian-regime.html">war being waged by Israel and the United States</a> against the Islamic Republic. In addition to the human cost for Iranians, there is the cost of the counteroffensive against neighboring countries and the immediate domino effect it has had on energy prices worldwide. Suddenly, everyone wants to know more about Iran. Are they as religious as state television portrays them, or as secular as the diaspora claims? Will the military intervention <a href="https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-01-15/one-of-these-waves-of-protests-in-iran-will-bring-down-the-state.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-01-15/one-of-these-waves-of-protests-in-iran-will-bring-down-the-state.html">bring down a regime</a> that the protests failed to topple? Will a democracy emerge? Will women be able to abandon the veil? In trying to answer these and other questions, the responses often obscure more than they clarify. Here are three issues that commonly lead to misunderstandings.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-24/three-things-about-iran-a-country-that-is-not-as-religious-as-it-seems-and-a-long-history-of-feminist-struggle.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-03-23/the-geopolitical-suicide-of-the-united-states.html Mon, 23 Mar 2026 11:00:34 GMT https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-03-23/the-geopolitical-suicide-of-the-united-states.html Andrea Rizzi The Iran disaster adds to the deterioration of alliances, the collapse of an international order that benefited Washington, and the erosion of democracy and soft power The Iran disaster adds to the deterioration of alliances, the collapse of an international order that benefited Washington, and the erosion of democracy and soft power Donald Trump Irán Washington D.C. Israel China Chris Machian (AP) US Iran Military-Deaths Funeral procession for First Sergeant Noah Tietjens, who died in combat during the war in the Middle East. Funeral procession for First Sergeant Noah Tietjens, who died in combat during the war in the Middle East. <p>Many analysts are rightly pointing out these days that the illegal war launched against Iran has the potential to become <a href="https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2026-03-22/fatih-birol-iea-the-war-in-iran-is-already-the-biggest-threat-to-energy-security-in-history.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2026-03-22/fatih-birol-iea-the-war-in-iran-is-already-the-biggest-threat-to-energy-security-in-history.html">a major financial blow</a> for Washington. But, however serious, it is only the latest episode in a series of systematic and self-destructive actions. For 14 months, Trump has been launching devastating attacks from the White House in a thousand directions: almost all of them are destined to backfire and destroy the attacker.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-03-23/the-geopolitical-suicide-of-the-united-states.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-03-20/the-future-of-fema-is-at-stake-under-the-leadership-of-markwayne-mullin.html Fri, 20 Mar 2026 16:45:57 GMT https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-03-20/the-future-of-fema-is-at-stake-under-the-leadership-of-markwayne-mullin.html Antonieta Cádiz The track record of the senator, whose confirmation as the next Secretary of Homeland Security is almost certain, indicates that he does not understand the need for a robust federal response to disasters The track record of the senator, whose confirmation as the next Secretary of Homeland Security is almost certain, indicates that he does not understand the need for a robust federal response to disasters Kristi Noem Donald Trump Oklahoma Florida Mariam Zuhaib (AP) Markwayne Mullin Markwayne Mullin in Washington, on March 18. Markwayne Mullin in Washington, on March 18. <p>The <a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-03-05/trump-fires-kristi-noem-as-secretary-of-homeland-security.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-03-05/trump-fires-kristi-noem-as-secretary-of-homeland-security.html">removal of Kristi Noem</a> from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) marks an important moment for the future of disaster response and climate resilience in the United States. While her dismissal was widely celebrated by immigrants and human rights advocates, it also offers relief to those who champion climate action and effective emergency management. Yet, as Senator Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma steps in as her replacement, critical questions remain about whether the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will get the leadership it needs.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-03-20/the-future-of-fema-is-at-stake-under-the-leadership-of-markwayne-mullin.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-03-19/spain-and-the-united-states-a-defense-partnership-that-strengthens-us-all.html Thu, 19 Mar 2026 23:24:17 GMT https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-03-19/spain-and-the-united-states-a-defense-partnership-that-strengthens-us-all.html James Costos Seven decades of cooperation demonstrate how alliances grounded in international law and mutual respect strengthen security for Spain, the United States, and NATO Seven decades of cooperation demonstrate how alliances grounded in international law and mutual respect strengthen security for Spain, the United States, and NATO Sr. García (EL PAÍS) Ilustración cuadrada de Sr. García para la tribuna ‘España y Estados Unidos: una alianza en materia de defensa que nos fortalece a todos’, de James Costos, 18 de marzo de 2026. Ilustración para la tribuna ‘España y Estados Unidos: una alianza en materia de defensa que nos fortalece a todos’, de James Costos, 18 de marzo de 2026. Ilustración para la tribuna ‘España y Estados Unidos: una alianza en materia de defensa que nos fortalece a todos’, de James Costos, 18 de marzo de 2026. <img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/ZYLKMK4E5NHDFASGDZTYK32YCY.jpg?auth=5fac24521fac5536fafb66e3955b219a1f5bc8a23b438649431b3e63ba24365c" width="1350" height="1080" alt="Ilustración para la tribuna ‘España y Estados Unidos: una alianza en materia de defensa que nos fortalece a todos’, de James Costos, 18 de marzo de 2026."></img><p>The relationship between Spain and the United States rests on shared <a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-03-18/the-united-states-loses-its-status-as-a-liberal-democracy-trump-is-aiming-for-a-dictatorship.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-03-18/the-united-states-loses-its-status-as-a-liberal-democracy-trump-is-aiming-for-a-dictatorship.html">democratic values</a>, deep economic ties, and strong cultural connections. But one of the most important pillars of our partnership, often less visible to the public, is the close cooperation between our two countries in defense and security.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-03-19/spain-and-the-united-states-a-defense-partnership-that-strengthens-us-all.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-19/all-architectural-styles-and-none-at-the-same-time-how-dubai-became-a-catalog-of-whims-on-a-colossal-scale.html Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:45:15 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-19/all-architectural-styles-and-none-at-the-same-time-how-dubai-became-a-catalog-of-whims-on-a-colossal-scale.html Pedro Torrijos The most populated city in the United Arab Emirates is a postmodern pastiche, a habitable ‘render’, a Las Vegas without the alibi of irony, a city where everything is wrong The most populated city in the United Arab Emirates is a postmodern pastiche, a habitable ‘render’, a Las Vegas without the alibi of irony, a city where everything is wrong Dubái Las Vegas TikTok Irán Kylie Minogue Alamy Stock Photo The reflected skyline of jumeirah beach during sunrise, dubai Jumeirah Beach (Dubai) skyline at sunset. Jumeirah Beach (Dubai) skyline at sunset. <p>On February 28th, <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-13/why-iran-is-targeting-the-artificial-intelligence-infrastructure-of-gulf-countries.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-13/why-iran-is-targeting-the-artificial-intelligence-infrastructure-of-gulf-countries.html">a fragment of an Iranian drone</a> fell on Palm Jumeirah, the artificial island shaped like a giant palm tree in Dubai. And this is so narratively coherent that it seems like something a 1970s science fiction writer would have come up with.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-19/all-architectural-styles-and-none-at-the-same-time-how-dubai-became-a-catalog-of-whims-on-a-colossal-scale.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-17/venezuela-and-iran-mission-accomplished-again.html Tue, 17 Mar 2026 11:21:39 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-17/venezuela-and-iran-mission-accomplished-again.html Boris Muñoz The Middle East conflict has transformed into a war of attrition that could soon undermine Trump’s triumphalism and become a perfect storm with global consequences for his presidency The Middle East conflict has transformed into a war of attrition that could soon undermine Trump’s triumphalism and become a perfect storm with global consequences for his presidency Irán Donald Trump Venezuela Israel China MAGA Reza Aslan Jimmy Carter Delcy Rodríguez Benjamin Netanyahu George W. Bush AARON SCHWARTZ / POOL (EFE) Venezuela and Iran Donald Trump at the White House Monday. Donald Trump at the White House Monday. <p>At the gas station I usually visit on Belmont Avenue, a block from my house, the price of gasoline has risen from $2.69 to $3.59, a one-third price increase in two weeks. It’s <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-17/trump-ramps-up-military-pressure-on-iran-despite-european-challenge-and-the-ravages-of-war-on-the-global-economy.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-17/trump-ramps-up-military-pressure-on-iran-despite-european-challenge-and-the-ravages-of-war-on-the-global-economy.html">Trump’s war in Iran</a>, translated into the everyday language Americans understand: a blow to their wallets. And this scene is being repeated all over the world. But Trump is declaring victory and boasting that his military won in the first hour of the attack: bombing thousands of targets, destroying much of Iran’s offensive capabilities, and decapitating the leadership of the theocratic regime, sending <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-05/the-death-of-ayatollah-khamenei-an-unprecedented-case-in-contemporary-history.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-05/the-death-of-ayatollah-khamenei-an-unprecedented-case-in-contemporary-history.html">Ayatollah Ali Khamenei</a> and his generals to their deaths. Such is the epic fury of an empire without military rival or restraint. But two weeks later, the war continues.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-17/venezuela-and-iran-mission-accomplished-again.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-03-15/the-new-robber-barons-are-the-tech-tycoons.html Sun, 15 Mar 2026 04:30:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-03-15/the-new-robber-barons-are-the-tech-tycoons.html Soledad Gallego-Diaz Fajardo The great American fortunes of the 19th century tried to impose titanic monopolies. Today’s magnates want to do the same The great American fortunes of the 19th century tried to impose titanic monopolies. Today’s magnates want to do the same Mark Zuckerberg Elon Musk Amazon Apple Nvidia Corporation Microsoft Meta Tesla Motors Nicolás Aznárez (EL PAÍS) IDEAS 08/03/2026 WEB <img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/TASKVN6HBBHEZATNX5D6MJFVZQ.jpg?auth=2e26f14e87b079253184f6a8680590456948cdf41a0d37989aec331796590b9e" width="2400" height="1350" alt="."></img><p>The first time anti‑immigration legislation was approved was likely in 1879, in a country where <a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-10-16/claudia-romo-edelman-latino-unity-is-the-best-medicine-against-political-polarization.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-10-16/claudia-romo-edelman-latino-unity-is-the-best-medicine-against-political-polarization.html">anti‑immigrant sentiment</a> — <a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-02-16/racism-in-the-trump-era-dont-speak-that-shitty-spanish-in-my-country.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-02-16/racism-in-the-trump-era-dont-speak-that-shitty-spanish-in-my-country.html">tinged with racism</a> — had always lurked beneath the surface, despite the well‑known fact that foreign labor was essential to its development. That country was the United States, whose Congress and a Republican president named Chester A. Arthur enacted, in 1882, the so‑called Chinese Exclusion Act, which prohibited the arrival of Chinese workers for at least 10 years.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-03-15/the-new-robber-barons-are-the-tech-tycoons.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p>