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Fewer cities are vying for the Olympic Games — perhaps with good reason. Christine Nesbitt is a three-time Olympian and gold medal-winning speedskater for Team Canada. After hanging up her skates, she studied urban planning, writing her thesis on the legacies of Olympic Villages. She says, "It's like every city that's hosted the games has overshot their budget by, in some cases, like hundreds of percent, 700%..." Learn more about how the Olympics impact a city's housing market, particularly affordable and social housing. https://bit.ly/3AlE2lW

"For better or for worse, LA created the contemporary Olympics. Car-free games? No-build games? We did it 40 years ago. What could we possibly learn about that we didn't invent first?" Read Alissa Walker's latest for Torched newsletter, which features our new podcast, State of Play! https://bit.ly/4dzhJrS

After more than three years of legal wrangling, a court in Paris ruled that a civil case brought by Indigenous communities in Mexico against French energy giant EDF could go ahead. Read the latest by Chris Arsenault and Philippe Le Billon. Supported by our academic-journalism collaboration grant. https://bit.ly/3Av1Fsk

The Paris 2024 Summer Paralympic Games are underway. As the world gets swept up watching the impressive feats of the athletes, it's easy to lose sight of those cast aside in the lead-up to the event. Hear some of their stories in episode 1 of State of Play. https://bit.ly/3S1Uy0m

We're proud to announce our new podcast, State of Play: Summer Games. Though proponents claim the Olympics are an economic boon for a host city—showcasing it for the world to see—our new podcast reveals how the Games can cause debt, disruption, and displacement of the most vulnerable within a city. Find it wherever you listen to podcasts. https://bit.ly/3WtamvJ

Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users (VANDU) members gather for a listening party for episode 3 of State of Play, "Torched Promises," which features one of VANDU's members, Samona Marsh. She was among the first few inhabitants of Vancouver's Olympic Tent City and had a front-row seat as the city's promise to provide social housing for low-income people fell apart. https://bit.ly/3Slk9Si

At the outset of COVID-19, California introduced Project Roomkey, a temporary shelter system that provides private rooms to people experiencing homelessness. But some likened it to a prison, choosing to live in encampments instead. Meanwhile, housing advocates say it was designed to sweep unhoused people off the streets and out of sight. Learn about LA's efforts to address homelessness as it tries to become a sports capital. https://bit.ly/46G7rU8

Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users (VANDU) members gather for a listening party for episode 3 of State of Play, "Torched Promises," which features one of VANDU's members, Samona Marsh. She was among the first few inhabitants of Vancouver's Olympic Tent City and had a front-row seat as the city's promise to provide social housing for low-income people fell apart. https://bit.ly/3Slk9Si

KGW News Anchor Laural Porter cited the Global Reporting Program's new documentary, 'France's Olympic Gamble' and our podcast State of Play: Summer Games on an episode of Straight Talk that examines the political backdrop of this year's Olympics. https://bit.ly/4fcXAc8