Tag: student loans
Major victory for defrauded students: Judge orders Obama-era student debt relief...
"It's extremely validating to see a court agree that what the Department did was wrong, and to know that students who were cheated will finally be able to seek relief."
Federal judge rules against Education Department in student borrower protection cases
"This is such an important win for student borrowers and anyone who cares about a government that operates under the rule of law."
Ending the secrecy of the student debt crisis
Ending the secrecy of the crisis through massive national attention may destigmatize the shame of financial defeat.
Progressive Briefing for Tuesday, August 28
Student loan watchdog quits, progressives launch campaign against Kavanaugh, air pollution harms cognitive performance, and more.
Time to solve the student debt crisis
This is the kind of issue that progressives should aim to solve.
Student loan giant’s lost paperwork results in thousands of dismissed loans
The lost paperwork is further evidence that the loan-industry complex is disinterested in acting on behalf of their student-borrowers.
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.
Majority of College Kids Go Hungry—Even With Jobs and Financial Aid
Over half of college students are facing food insecurity despite assistance programs.
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Exposure to synthetic chemicals in food poses health impacts, new study reports
Their conclusion: a need to transition to a safer, more sustainable food system.
The most valuable lesson Democrats could actually learn from Biden
Democrats can shake off old ways of thinking by standing on their visions for the future even in conservative areas by passing the baton to the next generation to ensure the work of creating a better society for everyone can continue.
When do the ‘primal, profit-driven forces of nature’—racked with buyer’s remorse—dethrone or defang MAGA...
If you credit mass buyers’ remorse by hoodwinked MAGA voters, that goes double for flabbergasted tycoons once open to disruption (and donor payoffs) but now bullied by the allegedly pro-business browbeater.
Food giants’ climate plans lack credibility, new report finds
The annual report, which analyzed the climate strategies of five of the world’s top 10 food and agriculture corporations, is the latest in a slew of reports that show how the largest food companies are failing to tackle their environmental impacts.
New Jersey’s movement against ICE detention is not going away
These actions, organized by a seasoned coalition of pro-immigrant rights groups in the state, have now been going for over a month.