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A commencement ceremony for a private, for-profit educational institution. (Photo by Brooks Kraft LLC/Corbis via Getty Images) A commencement ceremony for a private, for-profit educational institution. (Photo by Brooks Kraft LLC/Corbis via Getty Images)
Attorneys General Press Congress On Student Debt Cancellation, Citing ‘Defrauded Students’
By Zoe Richards
02.19.21 | 1:25 pm
Dem Sens Urge Biden To Use Exec Action To Cancel Student Debt Beyond $10K
By Zoe Richards
02.17.21 | 1:02 pm
Enough Already: Forgiving Student Debt Is The Only Way To Get College Educated Young People Into The Middle Class
It’s time to do away with the bad faith arguments against student debt forgiveness — and the time for forgiveness is now, while the nation attempts to economically recover from a pandemic.
By Benjamin Reeves
12.11.20 | 1:39 pm
LOUISVILLE, KY-FEBRUARY 12: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (right) (R-KY) and U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) wait the stage together at the University of Louisville's McConnell Center where Schumer was scheduled to speak February 12, 2018 in Louisville, Kentucky. Sen. Schumer spoke at the event as part of the Center's Distinguished Speaker Series, and Sen. McConnell introduced him. (Bill Pugliano/Getty Images) LOUISVILLE, KY-FEBRUARY 12: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (right) (R-KY) and U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) wait the stage together at the University of Louisville's McConnell Center where Schumer was scheduled to speak February 12, 2018 in Louisville, Kentucky. Sen. Schumer spoke at the event as part of the Center's Distinguished Speaker Series, and Sen. McConnell introduced him. (Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)
Instead Of Bailing Out Corporations, Why Not Cancel Student Debt?
The $2 trillion bailout is a monstrous example of corporate welfare.
By Benjamin Reeves
03.27.20 | 2:24 pm
Bernie Sanders Pledges To Erase Country’s Entire $1.5 Trillion In Student Debt
By Cristina Cabrera
06.24.19 | 12:02 pm
WH Loan Cap Proposal Criticized For Blaming Tuition Increases On Aid Access
By Collin Binkley
03.19.19 | 10:26 am
This Radical Student Debt Strike Tugs at Your Heart—But It’s Not the Answer
By Monica Potts
02.25.15 | 10:50 am
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