Barcelona Protesters Decry Soaring Rents
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Tens of thousands of people protested Spain’s housing crisis in Barcelona, where clashes broke out after a large march against soaring rents.
In Madrid on a tumultuous day for Spain. Citizens are right to demand housing as a human right and the foundation of everything else. Not as an asset class for speculation. We need a different economics and economy: that sets the objective first and builds the tools and relationships to reach it.
October 5, 2026 at 3:21 PM
In Madrid on a tumultuous day for Spain. Citizens are right to demand housing as a human right and the foundation of everything else. Not as an asset class for speculation. We need a different economics and economy: that sets the objective first and builds the tools and relationships to reach it.
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Tens of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of various cities in Spain to demand help for renters, after lawmakers rejected a package of emergency measures aimed at tackling the nation's housing affordability crisis. https://to.pbs.org/4yy3XQD
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October 6, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Tens of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of various cities in Spain to demand help for renters, after lawmakers rejected a package of emergency measures aimed at tackling the nation's housing affordability crisis. https://to.pbs.org/4yy3XQD
I doubt it will be enough, and it is again extremely opportunistic and Machiavellian, but this is another brilliant political move by Pedro Sanchez.
1. Move the public debate towards your issue
2. Have a vote on it knowing you will lose
3. Use that loss to argue you need a stronger mandate. 🙇
1. Move the public debate towards your issue
2. Have a vote on it knowing you will lose
3. Use that loss to argue you need a stronger mandate. 🙇
Spain's PM Calls Snap Election After Housing Bill Defeat
Spain's Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Monday called a snap election for November 29, after parliament rejected housing relief measures proposed by his minority government amid nationwide p...
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October 5, 2026 at 7:13 PM
I doubt it will be enough, and it is again extremely opportunistic and Machiavellian, but this is another brilliant political move by Pedro Sanchez.
1. Move the public debate towards your issue
2. Have a vote on it knowing you will lose
3. Use that loss to argue you need a stronger mandate. 🙇
1. Move the public debate towards your issue
2. Have a vote on it knowing you will lose
3. Use that loss to argue you need a stronger mandate. 🙇