Skyrocketing rents and collapsing houses: the housing crisis in the Campi Flegrei threatens displaced families

The double crisis of the Phlegraean Fields: while bradysism creates fear, real estate speculation makes it impossible to rebuild a stable life

The housing market is going through a really worrying crisis. Prices in Spain are skyrocketing, and more and more people are spending almost all of their wages on paying rent. The population’s tiredness has become evident by calling for numerous concentrations over the last few months.

“Sashka and the Subprime Mortgage Crisis”: An Essay by Elvira Basevich (Keywords: Family; Housing Crisis; Poverty; The American Dream; Refugees; Mortality; Memoir)

"My brother, Sashka, ran away from home when he was fifteen years old. It is not quite right to say he ran away from home; our home deserted us." In this extraordinary account of her childhood as a refugee in the United States, Elvira Basevich offers an unflinching account of the way her family was torn apart by the subprime mortgage crisis. Through this lens, she explores questions surrounding family, survival, mortality, and love.