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What the eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen in Spain teaches us about the meaning of home in 2026

There has been outrage and protests in Spain following the eviction of Maricarmen. If financial capital can cross borders to buy our homes, tenants can cross borders to defend them, writes Sindicato de Inquilinas e Inquilinos de Madrid's Pablo Pérez

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