WATCH Pablo Iglesias of Podemos: "Hope is Changing Sides: Understanding Spain's Political Change"

Watch a recent address by Spain's Podemos Secretary General Pablo Iglesias, a political science professor and activist who could become the country's next prime minister if his anti-austerity party wins the national elections later this year. Last May, Podemos surprised many when it received 1.2 million votes and five seats in the European Parliament elections. Iglesias spoke February 17, at The Center for Place, Culture and Politics at CUNY Graduate Center in New York City.

Don't miss our interview with Iglesias on Democracy Now! while he was in town.