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Spain general strike erupts over housing
Millions of Spaniards staged a general strike in Madrid today, per Reuters, as anger over the housing crisis escalated into clashes with police.
Protesters gathered across Spain in what is being called the first general strike in 14 years, according to NBC News reports.
The strike comes just weeks before national elections and has paralyzed key sectors of the economy, with workers demanding urgent action on affordable housing, as noted by Al Jazeera.
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E12 · E10E14 places every story on a stack of fifteen floors, from the fields under everything to the planet acting as one. This one sits on E12, states; the pressure it names: housing crisis protests. Its words also reach E10 institutions.
Here it is a dynamic between states and institutions: general strike, anger over the housing crisis, clashes with police and national elections (E12 states), with affordable housing (E10 institutions).
The floor of states and force. In this briefing: general strike, anger over the housing crisis, clashes with police, national elections, paralyzed key sectors of the economy, workers demanding urgent action.
The floor of money and rules. In this briefing: affordable housing.