55 - ¡Expropiado!

This week we dig into the disturbing activities of federal officers in Portland as uprisings continue across the country. Of course, all of this is happening in the midst of the covid crisis, and all-time lows in our trust in institutions is making it difficult to find a path toward meaningful political change. But in Barcelona, city officials have a grave warning for landlords: fill your units or expropiado!    Federal Officers In Portland Face Rising Opposition: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/18/us/portland-protests.html    CBP snatching people up: https://www.thenation.com/article/society/border-patrol-portland-arrest/   Fill the units or they’re public housing: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-07-16/to-fill-vacant-units-barcelona-seizes-apartments