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Ann Cvetkovich, the activist who turned depression into political action

The Canadian academic has investigated the structural causes and possibilities for change offered by psychological discomfort.

The mestizo basis of Spanish growth: this is how immigrants contribute (increasingly) to the GDP

The labor market is nourished by foreign labor. Immigration provides a clear boost to the economy, but it also creates challenges to which solutions must be sought

Five World Cup finals that have made history

Stars like Puskas, Pelé, Iniesta and Messi have forged the golden legend of the most desired tournament

The suburbs, a new destination to buy an apartment and renovate it: how much profitability can I get from it?

Buyers put miles in between to obtain properties at lower prices that guarantee greater revaluations

Benito Antonio's correct answer

When the Puerto Rican singer made a mistake with La Casita, the response was not to defend him without criticism, but to applaud him when he listened and corrected

All the 2026 World Cup teams in the United States, Canada and Mexico

The competition with the most teams in history puts 48 national teams in play for five weeks. See all the details here

Distribution of the printed edition of EL PAÍS in the cities visited by the Pope

Mobility restrictions due to the Pontiff's visit may make it difficult to distribute the newspaper in Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Gran Canaria and Tenerife

I bought a kettle to prepare infusions and I ended up using it to cook eggs: I show you 5 uses that you (probably) didn't know

This is one of those small appliances that has more possibilities than we imagine. It's fast, practical and surprisingly versatile in the kitchen... And outside of it too.

The exhibition 'Moments', which celebrates 50 years of EL PAÍS, begins its tour of Spain

The photography exhibition can be enjoyed from June 2 to 30 in T4 of the Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport

The football that children should learn

The HERE YOU PLAY TO PLAY project, promoted by LALIGA and PUMA, claims football as a safe space in which the priority is to play and compete while transmitting essential values ​​of sport such as respect, camaraderie, tolerance and enjoyment of the beautiful game.

Martin Wolf: “We are suffering stupidity and chaos, but we will survive the chaos”

The 'Financial Times' analyst, one of the most influential voices in international political and economic analysis, has just been awarded the Cercle d'Economia prize. Claims that an incompetent and authoritarian populist leader can be defeated

Flotilla activists arrive at El Prat airport with complaints of attacks and rapes by Israeli soldiers

The Minister of Culture, Ernest Urtasún, joins the welcoming procession in Barcelona

National Lottery: results of the draw for Saturday, May 23

This Saturday, May 23, State Lotteries and Betting held the National Lottery draw

Thousands of people protest in Madrid against Sánchez's “corrupt government” in a march marked by the indictment of Zapatero

The demonstration was called before Judge Calama's decision. Abascal requests provisional arrest for the former president and the commissioner Aldama is acclaimed in the march

The applause scam at the Cannes festival

Beyond the public's real affection for a film, the wild applause at the festival's galas is another marketing trick.

The Madrid Book Fair will be completely affected by the Pope's visit

The device for the pontiff's trip to the capital will complicate access to the great book event in Retiro Park

An explosion in a coal mine in China causes at least 90 deaths

At the time of the accident there were 247 workers underground. Search and rescue operations in central Shanxi province are underway

Awa Fam receives her first ovation in her presentation as a Seattle Storm player: “The WNBA is a dream come true for me”

The Spanish center arrives at a team with four rings in full reconstruction after being chosen in a historic number 3 of the draft.

Housing costs us our lives

In the Community of Madrid, living has become a luxury. Rental and purchase prices do not stop rising, while the Díaz Ayuso Government looks the other way

The flags of Lamine Yamal

The Barcelona player is required to be extraordinary on the field and ordinary off it. As if there were a switch for his character, as inspiring as he is provocative, as cool as he is rebellious.

'Ravalejar' paints bé

The real estate maneuvers that are going to take Can Lluís take a critical look at speculation

Decorate and illuminate your pool on summer nights with this floating light: it charges with solar energy

It turns on automatically and has a remote control to adjust the color, brightness and intensity of the lighting

The stainless steel “soap” that eliminates the smell of garlic and onion from your hands

This metal piece has become Amazon's favorite ally for eliminating strong kitchen odors. It is resistant, durable and easy to clean

This slimming girdle has five stars on Amazon: it stylizes the abdomen and prevents rubbing of the thighs

An invisible and comfortable two-in-one that shapes the figure while protecting against annoying rubbing on the thighs.

How to fix cracked heels without having to go to the pedicure salon

Exfoliation and hydration are the two essential steps to repair the skin and regain its softness from home

Janet Murguía: “The threat is not only for immigrants, but for all Americans”

The president and CEO of UnidosUS, the largest Latino civil rights organization in the United States, evaluates the political moment that the country is experiencing less than six months before the midterm elections

Fear of ICE, deadly for two migrants who did not dare to denounce their husbands

Victims of sexist violence, like the two murdered Cuban women, are unprotected in the United States for fear of being deported if they go before the authorities.

Venezuela's risk in the face of an accelerated restructuring of its debt: that the remedy is worse than the disease

Renegotiation would allow the country to return to the financial markets and normalize its economy, but analysts warn that it cannot be done now with an uncertain horizon and opacity in real data.

The war against Iran revives opposition to the British bases in Cyprus: “They are a colonial legacy”

The Cypriot Government asks to renegotiate its use with London, which rejects any change

A red star in the sky of the Paris banlieue

Red Star, in the old working-class suburb of Saint-Ouen, is the oldest club in the French capital and a countercultural stronghold in globalized football.

The rescue of Plus Ultra is expensive

The airline saved without being strategic cannot return the ransom. With or without conviction, the idea will remain that Zapatero was not a man of peace, but rather a man of business. Of shady businesses with shady regimes

Life, television and the internet. what a horror

Television continues to function excrementarily, supported by advertising. This must be very cheap and is despicable

Silence after all

The author, principal investigator of Operation Puerto, reflects on his mark in the fight against doping

Catastrophists against 'accelerationists': Will AI end the world or save it?

Academics Eliezer Yudkowsky and Nate Soares argue in their new book that this technology can lead us to extinction. Are there reasons to believe them?

Thinness as a control strategy

The obsession with thinness never went away, but it shows itself again without concealment. It is on the red carpets, on social networks and in speeches disguised as well-being

A judge denounces in X the judicial jam in Badajoz and the Government reacts by strengthening the Institute of Legal Medicine

The organization had only four specialists to deal with reports from the entire province. The result was a bottleneck affecting multiple procedures.

The National Court orders Pedraz to inform Interpol of the prosecution of Obiang's son for terrorism

The magistrate opposed communicating it to the international police cooperation organization

No more romanticizing toxicity on screen: 'Off Campus', the series that sweeps the focus on healthy relationships and consent

The adaptation of the literary phenomenon 'Kiss me', by Elle Kennedy, conquers a new generation by showing bonds built from respect, communication and emotional support

Discovering Telde, the intimate refuge of the writer Sanmao in Gran Canaria

Playa del Hombre, the La Garita bufadero, the León Castillo House Museum, the church of San Francisco... The second most populated city on the Canary Island wants to relaunch a route with the places most visited by the Chinese author, a myth in Asia

Hamilton puts 'video games' aside for a while: “I don't like the simulator”

The Ferrari driver moves away from simulator tests in preparation for the Canadian Grand Prix with the intention of getting closer to Leclerc

20 years of Operation Puerto, when the understanding of sports history changed

Two decades after the investigation that shook the great figures of world cycling, doping has disappeared from the sporting conversation

366 ways to love football

We romantics tend to insist on defending the past, although we should not fool ourselves: football in the past was not better.

Pep Guardiola's most heartfelt goodbye

“Thank you for loving me,” he says in his farewell message to Manchester City after 10 years at the club and 20 titles won.

Zurbarán or the price of appearing

The retrospective of the Golden Age master not only produces benefits for London or the National Gallery: it acts as a speaker for Spanish heritage

Cannes went to war: conflicts of the past and present dominate the film festival

From historical memory to today's cultural wars, the new edition of the contest has featured films where the violence of the past returned with other disguises

Adventures with an eye patch

A slight eye intervention invites you to review the list of great one-eyed characters in history and fiction

Boyero's criticism of 'The Mandalorian and Grogu': “A lot of noise and infinite wafers”

EL PAÍS's film critic shows his opinion on the continuation of the Disney+ series

'Ravalear': memory and resistance in Chinatown

The Barcelona filmmaker Pol Rodríguez grew up in the kitchen of Can Lluís, the popular restaurant in the Raval that everyone from Sara Montiel to Leo Messi frequented. The establishment, a victim of real estate speculation, closed in 2020 and has inspired the series 'Ravalear'

The soprano Lise Davidsen meets with Schubert after her tremendous Wagnerian feat at the Liceu

Five months after her feat in Barcelona, ​​the singer demonstrates her enormous value as a liederist with two recitals in Girona and Madrid with pianist James Baillieu

The Antwerp fashion school that stands up to the industry and xenophobia

The Fashion Department of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp faces an industry that devours its talents and a law that threatens to reduce the presence of students from outside the EU