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    How the White House Can Keep Wall Street Out of Your Neighborhood

    February 20, 2026By Martha Leonard

    When President Trump said he wanted to ban institutional investors from buying single-family homes, it sounded, to many Americans, like a dream come true.[i] After years of watching Wall Street contribute to rising prices in the housing market, the idea that the White House can “ban” Wall Street from buying homes feels like a long-awaited […]

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    The Legal Consequences of Nonrecognition: Sovereign Immunity After Maduro

    February 18, 2026By Sofia Ramirez

    For nearly 25 years, Venezuela has been controlled by “Chavismo,” a socialist movement first established by Hugo Chávez in 1999 and continued by his successor, Nicolás Maduro (“Maduro”).  Under their governance, Venezuela’s oil-dependent economy collapsed, with its Gross Domestic Product (“GDP”) shrinking by roughly three-quarters between 2014 and 2021[i] and poverty surging amid shortages of food, […]

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