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Against the backdrop of spreading protests across the U.S. and threats by the Trump administration to roll out more military forces, we interviewed Nobel prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz in Madrid, where he said he does not believe a civil war is coming, but does see it as conceivable that "we could lose our democracy."

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This week we also spoke with another Nobel winner, this time in the field of medicine: Ardem Patapoutian, who explained what proprioception is and why most of us are unaware that we have it.

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We also examined exactly what's in a package of aid delivered by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, and followed the trail of accusations that have been hounding Pope Leo XIV since his days as a bishop in Peru.

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We hope you enjoy this selection of stories from El PAÍS USA Edition.

The deployment of Marines and National Guard troops to quell the protests goes to court this Thursday. Thousands of people marched for the sixth consecutive day in dozens of cities across the country

In an interview in Madrid, the Nobel Prize winner and adviser to presidents discusses inequality, wokeism, Joe Rogan and today’s information dystopia

The case against Prevost first emerged during a confrontation with the powerful ultra-Catholic group Sodalitium, with complicity from elements in Rome: ‘He has suffered greatly during the last year because nobody in the Vatican came out to defend him’

Experts, witnesses, and NGOs question the figures regarding the militarized and ‘undignified’ operation, backed by Israel and the US

The author, a visiting scholar from Spain researching the erosion of liberal democracies, argues that during Trump’s second term every gesture in defense of internationality has become an act of resistance

The biologist explains his latest discoveries, his new tattoo, his kidnapping, and his five rules for being creative

Judge hands 80-year prison sentence to Marco Ramírez Chávez, a CJNG leader in Irapuato, based on local songs used by prosecution

The New York Public Library houses the author’s papers, including those used in the making of a recent book of previously unpublished material that has ignited debate over literary legacies