Insurers of last resort are state-enabled programs meant to provide insurance to properties that insurers refuse to cover. And yet in our @cplusc.bsky.social report, we find these plans are ill designed to meet their policy objectives, and are instead run by and for the private insurance sector 🧵

🚨Nuevo Episodio🚨La promesa de Trump de "recuperar" el Canal evoca periodos del expansionismo EEUU. Junto con @phenomenalworld, @Celopezm+@DaniloRLL, hablamos sobre el transitismo como modelo de desarrollo, legados imperialistas + la coyuntura actual open.spotify.com/episode/3cU0...

🚨 New Episode 🚨 Toxic pollution kills 12.6 million people a year—nearly 1/4 of all global deaths; yet environmental harms are often slow-moving+difficult to detect. Sebastián Solarte talks to Prof. Veronica Herrera about how citizen action creates policy change open.spotify.com/episode/5nQ2...

💚El coraje, compromiso y solidaridad del Movimiento "Puente Vivas Nos Queremos" en Cuenca, Ecuador, me inspiró profundamente. Gracias a Liz Zhingri y @domevalch.bsky.social por compartir sus aprendizajes y valentía en la lucha por una ciudad feminista 💜

Nuestro 1er episodio sobre Ecuador + de luchas feministas. Hablamos con líderes del movimiento del Puente Vivas nos Queremos en Cuenca y el espacio público como objeto de luchas políticas. Con Liz Zhingri y @domevalch.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/7sSe...

Episode alert 🚨Its more important than ever to remember that grassroots struggles for the right to the city are one of the most important factors in creating more equal cities. This week, we re-run a much needed reminder from @bhbradlow.bsky.social on #Sur_Urbano. open.spotify.com/episode/0BgO...

@sururbano.bsky.social once again showed why I'm a fan of the pod with a great discussion on displacement in LatAm, and San Benito's excellent new album. open.spotify.com/episode/4qts...

POR FIN: Nuestro análisis de "Debí Tirar Más Fotos" de #BadBunny en Sur-Urbano está aquí. Nos juntamos con @juanjoarroyo23 @coralmerfi @sebastiandsz y Ashley Ortiz para analizar el contexto político, musical y territorial del álbum. open.spotify.com/episode/4qts...

This is really good. Please listen to it.

Added to my list. There's also an interesting book on the matter by Paola Ramos

Given the militarization of immigration policy, + the stand-off between Trump and Gustavo Petro, it's important to reflect on why Latinos in the US tended to swing to the right in many key cities and jxs. @williamcallison.bsky.social and I interview Prof.Daniel HoSang: https://buff.ly/3EpC45W

En el episodio inaugural de la 6ª temporada, hablamos con @pcastaneda_ sobre activismo ciclista, derecho a la ciudad móvil y el cruce del género en la movilidad. Exploramos su trabajo y la historia de la #ciclovía. 🚴‍♀️ buff.ly/4gSQMkq