How Housing Speculation Created Environmental Crisis in Spain
The floods that hit Spain last year were more than just a natural disaster. They were exacerbated by housing developers who built homes in the most flood-prone areas.
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Jonathan Bowden Is a Fascist for Our Postliterate Age
Jonathan Bowden, who died 13 years ago today, is a cult figure on the international right. He self-published books and films, philosophized about white replacement in pubs, and fantasized about being a millionaire father while living alone in a trailer.
Trump Just Ripped Up Federal Workers’ Union Contracts
Yesterday the Trump administration ordered 18 government agencies to terminate their collective bargaining agreements and cease union negotiations. The move could strip hundreds of thousands of federal workers of their union protections.
Don’t Blame Rachel Zegler for Snow White
The press is blaming the young and very online actor Rachel Zegler for Snow White’s dismal box office showing. But Zegler’s performance as the original Disney princess is the only bright spot in an otherwise cynical cash grab.
Are Bail Bond Insurers Engaged in a Price-Fixing Conspiracy?
In California, an antitrust lawsuit is arguing that the insurance companies that underwrite bail bonds have for decades illegally colluded to keep bail bond premiums artificially high across the industry.
Meta Helped Write a Delaware Law Protecting Mark Zuckerberg
This week, Delaware passed a bill that would shield tech billionaires Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk from litigation. Zuckerberg’s company, Meta, helped write the law.
Democrats Have Learned Absolutely Nothing From Defeat
Rather than focusing on the actual harms Republicans are inflicting on the American working class, Democrats are using the Signal group chat leak to obsess over violations of norms and protocols. This strategy is doomed to fail.
French Pensions Face Squeeze From Defense Budget Hikes
French premier François Bayrou survived a confidence vote in February after promising fresh talks over pension age rise. But no change has been forthcoming — and calls for increased defense spending are pressuring pensions even further.
Dark Money Is Funding the GOP’s War on Consumer Protections
Thirteen legal groups bankrolled by dark money are urging the Supreme Court to kneecap federal agencies’ ability to take on corporations — a strategy to strip agencies of their power to protect consumers and workers.
Christian Zionism Is on the March
Mike Huckabee began his confirmation hearings to become Donald Trump’s ambassador to Israel this week. He has a long history of close association with the Christian Zionist movement and its degradation of Palestinian lives.
“Pink Slime Journalism” Takes Aim at Greenpeace
The Dakota Access Pipeline company just won a landmark suit against Greenpeace worth over $660 million. At the heart of the case is a new and particularly sleazy form of partisan communications masquerading as journalism.
George W. Bush Lives on in Donald Trump’s Migrant Policies
Twenty-four years ago, the “war on terror” led to a sweeping curtailment of immigrants’ rights that swept up green card holders as well as citizens. Its echoes are alive and well today in Donald Trump’s attacks on immigrants.