Portside

The far right disputes memory in order to open up the possibility of authoritarian government on the horizon of expectations. Our horizon is built from a different place: the idea that fascism will never return, ever again.

As Francisco Franco’s reputation grows on the far right, a new history of his regime reminds us of its unrelenting violence.

Living with the monsters

Spanish author Almudena Grandes, who died last week, was famed for her novels portraying ordinary Spaniards’ experience of civil war and dictatorship. She insisted that unearthing historical memory was fundamental to building a democratic Spain.