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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Trump is running for a third term. SCOTUS will let him. Democrats have to...
How far the Democrats ultimately go in providing justice and accountability depends entirely on how much the American people push them.
Utah’s 1,300-bed homelessness “accountability center” tests Trump-era crackdown
Planned for 16 acres on the edge of Salt Lake City, Utah’s new homelessness campus would combine mass shelter, court-ordered treatment, and “work-conditioned housing.” Supporters call it a model of reform, while advocates warn it mirrors forced labor and internment.
10,000 Palestinians buried beneath Gaza’s rubble as families dig by hand
With more than 10,000 bodies still trapped under the ruins of Gaza, families search with shovels and bare hands while aid agencies warn that recovery could take years amid explosives, disease, and ongoing destruction.
As Americans live paycheck to paycheck, Tesla shareholders approve Musk’s $1 trillion package
As the nation endures record inequality and a prolonged government shutdown, Tesla shareholders have granted CEO Elon Musk a pay deal that could make him the world’s first trillionaire, prompting fierce backlash from lawmakers, labor unions, and progressive groups.
Trump fights court order to fully fund SNAP for 42 million Americans
A federal judge ordered the administration to fully fund November SNAP benefits for 42 million people as the Justice Department appealed, while analysis shows the partial-payment plan would cut average aid by 61 percent and leave millions with nothing.