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of Comisiones Obreras and member of the
Spanish Parliament for the Spanish Communist
Party and Izquierda Unida for several terms up
until 1993. He participated in social and political
negotiations during the Spanish Transition. Since
that time, he has devoted the greater part of his
time to writing. He is a frequent contributor to
newspapers such as
El País
and is the author of
numerous essays including
El resurgir del mov-
imiento obrero, El sindicalismo de nuevo tipo,
Un nuevo proyecto político, Carta a un escépti-
co sobre los partidos políticos, La memoria in-
sumisa: sobre la dictadura de Franco, El final de
la Dictadura: la conquista de la libertad en
España
and contributor to
Una nueva globali-
zación: propuestas para el debate
.