Sam Edwards
Can Online Voting Help Rebuild Trust in the Political System?
A Spanish tech company wants to fix our “obsolete political system” by opening a continuous channel of dialogue between politicians and voters between election cycles.
Barcelona Wants to Push Cars Out and Reclaim Roads as Public Space
Spain's second largest city believes the added public space could promote social cohesion.
European Taxi Unions Merge to Create United Front Against ‘Uber Lobby’
The unions and banding together to combat "unlawful competition."
An Algorithm May Soon Cover Your Local Sports Team
Spanish startup Narrativa wants to revolutionize journalism and e-commerce with AI-driven automatic content creation.
Why the UK and US Are Exceptions to the Bla Bla Car Ridesharing Boom
Valued at $1.5 billion, French ride sharing startup Bla Bla Car is growing quickly everywhere bar the UK.
Catalonia May Vote to Break Away From Spain in Sunday Elections
Pro-independence parties are expected to narrowly win an absolute majority of seats in the Catalan parliamentary elections this weekend – a majority they hope will allow them to declare independence from Spain within 18 months.
'There's No Going Back': Why Spain and Catalonia Are on Immediate Collision Course Over Independence
This month's election in the Spanish region of Catalonia will function as a mongrel referendum on independence. The opening shots have just been fired and over 1 million people are gathering in Barcelona.
Pissed-Off Barcelona Residents Are Fighting Back Against Drunk, Naked Tourists
Locals feel the recent influx of tourists is starting to change the city, with naked Italians and drunk men dressed as bananas passed out in the streets becoming ordinary sights.
The Cop-Fighting, Acid-Slinging Vandals of Chile's Protest Movement
At nearly every student protest in Chile, "encapuchados" stand ready to burn stuff and throw things at riot cops' heads.
An Anti-Terror Law is Inflaming Tensions in Chile's Indigenous Turf War
Political debate grows over classifying attacks related to the conflict between Mapuche activists and local landowners as terrorism.
An Anti-Terror Law is Inflaming Tensions in Chile's Indigenous Turf War
The legislation currently allows for the extended detention of suspects without charge and greater sentences upon conviction, as well as, most controversially, anonymous witness testimony as primary evidence.
Chile Is Locked in a Drawn-Out Battle with Its Indigenous Population
The tensions in the region have occasionally spilled into violence, claiming lives on both sides in a centuries-long battle.