How Billionaires Are Stealing American Mountains - Ep. 70 - Joseph Bullington - Public Research

Podcast: Public Research Podcast with Daniel Schwartz · Daniel Schwartz

Opublikowano: 2026-06-23

Joseph Bullington, rural America editor at In These Times, joins Public Research to discuss his article “How To Privatize a Mountain,” about the fight over public access in Montana’s Crazy Mountains.“There’s sort of a new land rush going on in the West,” Bullington says. But this time, it is less about mining, cattle, or oil drilling. “It’s all about real estate and luxury housing resorts.”The conversation covers the Crazy Mountain land exchange, the loss of key public access points like Sweet Grass, how private landowners can block Forest Service roads and trails, and why these disputes mat...