By by Josep María Antentas (introduced by Richard Fidler) Introduction
The rise of Podemos (“We Can”) in the Spanish state–and of its counterpart Podem in Catalonia–has presented a new challenge to both the Catalan independence movement and to the traditional left in that subordinated national component of the Spanish state. Pablo Iglesias and other Podemos leaders, while indicating sympathy for self-determination of Catalonia, do not support its independence.
A key issue now on the agenda in Catalonia is how to combine the social emancipatory…

Source: Podemos and the Catalan Independence Process