In the Dispatch, we often fold charts on the economy into other topic sections — in particular, those on war, politics, and the pandemic. But this week it was clear that economic charts deserved to come first. The labor market is hot:
De Tijd: En toen was er niet één iemand meer voor de job Amid high inflation, interest rates are up and stock performance is down:
The Washington Post: What the Fed’s interest rate hike means for mortgages The Wall Street Journal: Bull Market’s Winners Dragged the S&P 500 Into a Bear Market High gas prices are contributing to an overall increase in the cost of living:
The Washington Post: Why gas is so expensive in some U.S. states but not others Bloomberg: Soaring UK Petrol Cost Is Stretching Budgets More Outside London The Economist: Americans are saving less than at any point since the financial crisis And supply problems continue to cause shortages:
The Wall Street Journal: Baby Formula Shortage Spurs Stockpiling, Data Show De Tijd: Piekend protectionisme stuwt voedselprijzen en wereldhonger One cause of disruption is the war in Ukraine , where Russia is occupying about 20% of the country and blocking agricultural exports:
The Wall Street Journal: Ukraine’s Farmers, Contending With Stolen Grain and Mined Fields, Now Say Land Is Being Seized The New Statesman: How big is occupied Ukraine? Use our interactive map to find out The Wall Street Journal: The 19th-Century Technology Driving Russia’s Latest Gains in Ukraine: Railroads EU officials have called the blockade a war crime. And even as the fighting continues, so do efforts to document the use of banned weapons and tactics in Ukraine:
Texty: Дивіться під ноги The New York Times: What Hundreds of Photos of Weapons Reveal About Russia’s Brutal War Strategy The Economist: The UN says more than 4,000 civilians have been killed in Ukraine The upshot for Russia's ultrarich ? Private jets to Dubai instead of Paris.
The New York Times: The New Geography of the Russian Elite Speaking of Paris, a new French legislature was elected on Sunday:
Le Monde: Législatives 2022 : la carte des circonscriptions qui ont basculé d’un camp à l’autre Le Figaro: Résultats Législatives 2022 : qui gagne et qui perd des sièges dans la nouvelle assemblée ? Le Monde: Carte des résultats des élections législatives 2022 : les députés élus, circonscription par circonscription Le Monde: Les résultats des élections législatives rapportés à la population Les Echos: Législatives : la géographie du vote au second tour en 5 cartes In Spain, regional elections in Andalusia showed a strong swing to the right:
El Confidencial: Los resultados de las elecciones en Andalucía, calle a calle: ¿a quién han votado en tu barrio? RTVE: Andalucía culmina el giro a la derecha: mapas y evolución de los resultados electorales del 19-J El Diario: Los resultados de las elecciones de Andalucía, calle a calle: consulta qué votó cada manzana El Diario: La Andalucía pobre no llega a las urnas: los barrios más desfavorecidos se abstienen y las rentas altas se movilizan El Diario: Los resultados de las elecciones del 19J en Andalucía, por municipios y provincias El Confidencial: Ocho gráficos para entender las claves de las elecciones de Andalucía El Confidencial: Quién ha ganado las elecciones de Andalucía 2022, mapa municipio a municipio Other recurring political topics included the increasing role of election denialism in the Republican Party , and the past and future of U.S. abortion restrictions :
FiveThirtyEight: Has Your State Made It Harder To Vote? The Washington Post: More than 100 GOP primary winners back Trump’s false fraud claims FiveThirtyEight: What It’s Like To Open An Abortion Clinic Right Now Bloomberg: The Harsh Reality of Post-Roe America Is Already Playing Out in Texas Pew Research: Politics on Twitter: One-Third of Tweets From U.S. Adults Are Political The Times: How women became more left-wing than men To set the tone for our climate section, here are two beautiful Washington Post maps of the western United States — one on drought, and one on flood :
The Washington Post: These maps illustrate the seriousness of the western drought The Washington Post: In maps, photos and videos, see the full force of Yellowstone’s floods A record heatwave swept Europe and North Africa:
Sorry, your browser doesn't support embedded videos. Financial Times: Extreme weather wave heats northern hemisphere and freezes the south Patrick Stotz/Der Spiegel: "35°C und mehr waren früher in Deutschland extrem selten. Inzwischen gibt es solche Temperaturen fast jeden Sommer und fast überall im Land," June 18 (Tweet Article Sorry, your browser doesn't support embedded videos. Inkyfada: Au cœur du changement climatique : quel impact sur la Tunisie d’ici la fin du siècle Le Monde: A partir de quelles températures peut-on parler de canicule dans chaque département ? These maps looked at histories of slavery and colonization in the United States :
The Economist: Family separation among slaves in America was shockingly prevalent National Geographic: North America’s Native nations reassert their sovereignty: ‘We are here’ And these two looked at the problem of rural broadband access in the U.S. and U.K.:
The Wall Street Journal: Why Rural Americans Keep Waiting for Fast Internet, Despite Billions Spent Financial Times: Broadband market inequalities test Westminster’s hopes of levelling up Other topics included land use , crime , gender equality , and sports — not to mention the wreck of a 17th century Spanish galleon :
Quartz: Do you live close enough to a small US airport to have lead exposure? Check our maps Sorry, your browser doesn't support embedded videos. South China Morning Post: Land rush Financial Times: US pivots to ‘harm reduction’ after 107,000 overdose deaths last year SBS News: 촉법소년 연령 하향, 어떻게 생각해? Financial Times: Men stepping up at home is key to boosting birth rates FiveThirtyEight: Which Women's Sports Benefited The Most From Title IX? El País: La final de la NBA con más triples de la historia consagra la evolución del juego The New York Times: The N.B.A. Team Making 3-Point History in the Finals Isn’t Golden State National Geographic: Legendary Spanish galleon shipwreck discovered on Oregon coast 
