Tag: student debt
Canceling student debt could be the answer to growing the economy
Overall, if these 44 million Americans were debt free, it would promote consumer spending and grow every sector of the U.S. economy.
Time to solve the student debt crisis
This is the kind of issue that progressives should aim to solve.
College was once free and for the public good – What...
Students didn’t have to worry about tuition and debt until higher education became more about personal gain than contributing to society.
Republicans are right: Going to college hurts
Women owe two-thirds of the nation’s outstanding $1.3 trillion student loan debt.
Reaffirm our national community by forgiving student debt
The election of Donald Trump has reawakened something in millions of Americans.
STUDY: Evening Cable News Spent Less Than Two and a Half...
Only 2 percent of guests discussing these issues identified as current or recent borrowers — 6 percent were students.
Majority of College Kids Go Hungry—Even With Jobs and Financial Aid
Over half of college students are facing food insecurity despite assistance programs.
7 Million Graduates Not Paying Student Loans
In 2016, former students are being burdened by student loan debt stronger than ever before. It is time to make a change.
What’s Wrong with the Obama Administration’s Plan to Help Student Debtors
The public has until Aug. 1 to weigh in on the Department of Education's proposed new regulations.
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Why Donald Trump just can’t stop going to war
When imperial America offers help, it just might get you killed.
The Age of Arrogant Amateurism – as ‘know-it-all’ opportunists seize power to control, not...
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Balanced budget amendment would put Social Security, Medicare, and core public services on the...
The proposal would make revenue increases extraordinarily difficult while allowing tax cuts to pass more easily, shifting pressure onto widely used federal programs.