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A man waves a Cuban flag at the Malecon waterfront as the first U.S.-to-Cuba cruise ship to arrive in the island nation in decades glides into the port of Havana, on May 2nd, 2016.

Economics

By Helping Wealthy Cuban Exiles, Trump Might Hurt Ordinary Cuban Citizens

Activating a provision that allows rich exiles to sue in American court for property lost during the 1959 revolution would raise hostilities once again and potentially hurt the Cuban economy.

William M. LeoGrande

Social Justice

In South Carolina, Hurricane Florence Put the Gullah People’s Way of Life in Peril

Many in the community live on land that is classified as "heir's property," a legal condition that leaves it particularly vulnerable, especially in a disaster.

Laura Bliss

Education

University as Real Estate Developer

Property value displaces tuition as a revenue stream for higher education.

Jim Russell

Economics

Do We Need to Force People to Live in the Homes They Own?

With more and more individual investors looking to real estate as just another money-making commodity to add to their portfolio, rents are being driven to unreachable heights for all but the wealthiest among us.

Kyle Chayka