You turn to us for voices you won't hear anywhere else.

Sign up for Democracy Now!'s Daily Digest to get our latest headlines and stories delivered to your inbox every day.

Climate Activists Spray-Paint Lionel Messi’s Mansion in Spain

HeadlineAug 07, 2024

In Spain, climate activists spray-painted the mansion of Argentine football star Lionel Messi on the island of Ibiza. The action was led by the group Futuro Vegetal, which pointed to a report by Oxfam showing that the wealthiest 1% of the world’s population generate the same amount of carbon emissions as the poorest two-thirds of humanity.

The original content of this program is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License. Please attribute legal copies of this work to democracynow.org. Some of the work(s) that this program incorporates, however, may be separately licensed. For further information or additional permissions, contact us.

Non-commercial news needs your support

We rely on contributions from our viewers and listeners to do our work.
Please do your part today.
Make a donation
Top