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Dear Spain, let’s talk about Catalonia’s future

FRANCESC PUJOLS, ONE OF THE LAST CENTURY’S MOST renowned Catalan philosophers, said, “Catalan thought will always grow anew and survive those who would foolishly bury it.” It still rings true today.

Two years after Spain began a campaign of repression against the Catalan pro-independence movement, the resurgence of protests and civil-disobedience actions has been overwhelming. In Barcelona, tens of thousands took to the streets after

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