Thursday, March 20, 2025

Tag: student loan forgiveness

Biden to cancel $39 billion in student loans post SCOTUS decision

More than 800,000 borrowers with debts outstanding for more than 20 years could have their student loans discharged.

Court bars Biden’s student debt relief program leaving program in legal...

The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis ruling came after six states claimed that the debt relief plan "threatens their future tax revenues and circumvents congressional authority."

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Millions face delays as Trump administration ends Social Security phone verification

A new policy eliminating phone verification for Social Security benefits threatens to overwhelm field offices, cut off vulnerable recipients, and accelerate efforts to privatize the system.

Trump’s backpedaling shows he’s not invincible

Protests will not directly convince Trump to change his views. But they can create an activated base of opposition.

The new age militarists

What's their threat to our common future?

Why ‘pro-Israel, pro-peace’ advocates cling to genocide denial

But very few members of Congress dare to acknowledge that reality, while their silence and denials scream out complicity.

Greenpeace ordered to pay $660 million in Dakota Access Pipeline case in landmark ruling...

The North Dakota jury’s decision against Greenpeace raises concerns over SLAPP lawsuits, corporate influence on the courts, and the broader threat to free speech and peaceful protest in the U.S.