Activists who took over Barcelona’s City Hall have made lasting progressive gains, while also confronting the limits of being in power.
Activists who took over Barcelona’s City Hall have made lasting progressive gains, while also confronting the limits of being in power.
Three weeks after appearing to lose her re-election bid, Barcelona's leftist mayor Ada Colau won another four-year term Saturday. Barcelona was not the only city that had elected a "municipalist" government.
Issues that Barcelona en Comú is tackling come up against limitations set by Catalan and Spanish law. The city lacks authority to regulate housing, although the city has created new affordable housing, has successfully limited the reach of Airbnb...
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