Category Archives: Under the Name of Spain

What the 1918 flu pandemic can teach us about public health today

Posted on March 15, 2020 by Sabina Becker

John M. Barry, author of The Great Influenza, talks about how badly the US handled a pandemic that most likely started on home turf. Secrecy, censorship, and denial prevailed during the 1918-19 flu pandemic. The public were often lied to, … Continue reading →

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Could the 1918 flu pandemic make a comeback?

Posted on March 6, 2019 by Sabina Becker

Don’t look now, but it’s quite possible, if this bug escapes the lab…or the permafrost: And if you want to know why that particular flu is so terrifying, here’s a documentary about its human impact, from people who survived: And … Continue reading →

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Claas Relotius, Der Spiegel’s professional liar, unmasked by a Spanish journalist

Posted on February 18, 2019 by Sabina Becker

“Saying what’s what”? Not this guy, who won a CNN award on the basis of rank fabrication. I had never even heard of him until today, when a friend on Facebook alerted me to this piece, which I simply HAD … Continue reading →

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Grotesque bullfighting tradition comes to light with matador’s death

Posted on June 20, 2017 by Sabina Becker

Bad enough that a man should die of injuries sustained after being gored by a bull. Worse still, if that man is a bullfighter, is what happens not only to the bull, but the animal’s entire family as well: A … Continue reading →

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Far-right Spanish politicians held private “bacchanals” with businessman

Posted on June 18, 2017 by Sabina Becker

It’s been a while since I translated anything out of Spain, but this horrific report has caught my eye. And the picture it paints of the Partido Popular — the “Popular Party” directly descended from fascist Generalissimo Franco himself — … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: What will the Holy Father say?

Posted on November 27, 2016 by Sabina Becker

This song has been on my mind a lot in the last couple of weeks. I first heard it in the documentary Llaguno Bridge: Keys to a Massacre, where it was covered by Venezuelan politician Maripili Hernández, with the lyrics … Continue reading →

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Panama Papers: Ex-Venezuelan banker revealed as offshore corrupto

Posted on May 10, 2016 by Sabina Becker

Who’s this guy, with the Melania Knauss lookalike? Oh, just one of the handful of Venezuelans who appear in the Panama Papers, with alleged ties to the government of Hugo Chávez. But, as the following report (by La Iguana TV, … Continue reading →

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Venezuela: Panama Papers leaks show right-wing bias

Posted on April 5, 2016 by Sabina Becker

Hola! And a very buen día to todos ustedes. As leaks from the Panama Papers continue to trickle out in publications around the world, I thought it might be worth mentioning what is, and what is not, being “leaked” concerning … Continue reading →

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Q. What kind of “socialist” meets with right-wing putschists?

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Sabina Becker

A. A Spanish one who used to be prime minister, once upon a time: That’s Felipe González, right of centre, plus a whole lotta unsavory Venezuelans. None of whom, incidentally, are socialists themselves. Not even in name only, as Felipillo … Continue reading →

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Scotland gets its own PSUV

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Sabina Becker

A united left party for Scotland? Och aye: The new electoral pact, anchored around the Scottish Socialist Party and the grassroots Scottish Left Project, will meet representatives of Greece’s ruling party Syriza in Edinburgh today, as well as members of … Continue reading →

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