In Spain, anti-austerity protests are intensifying and demonstrators in Catalonia are demanding independence in unprecedented numbers. Here, Liam Gillick suggests Spain represents a unique micro-model of the entire European crisis.  More

Syrian artist Jaber Al Azmeh speaks to the dangers of using the label “civil war” instead of “revolution” when discussing the ongoing crisis in Syria.  More

Drawing from the mythology that has informed her artistic research, Suzanne Lacy examines the sexist language that shapes American politics, including Missouri State Rep. Todd Akin’s recent claim that women do not risk pregnancy in cases of “legitimate rape.”  More

Creative Time Reports asked artist collective Ghana Think Tank to list five favorite projects happening around the world.  More

Haitian writer Jean-Euphèle Milcé documents the political, material and emotional aftermath of the catastrophic 2010 earthquake. “What remains, in spite of everything,” he writes, “is the possibility of spray-painting the walls with long poems like revolt songs on the eve of a big upheaval.”  More