California Democrats Double Down on Efforts to Involuntarily Commit the Homeless
Sacramento wraps up its legislative session with efforts to disappear the homeless.
Read more...Category Archives: Student loans
Income Share Agreements for Higher Education Get a Rebrand
Agreements in which students owe a percentage of post-graduate income are likely to lead to more peonage as Wall Street is eager to get in on the action.
Read more...Private Equity on Campus: Why College Students Are Sleeping in Cars
College students are still unable to find housing despite enrollment dropping since the start of the pandemic, and a major price-fixing lawsuit against corporate landlords sheds light on why.
Read more...Book Review: Richard Vague, “The Paradox of Debt”
And why finding reforms to our current economic system is a Sisyphean task.
Read more...Why Student Debt Is So High
The student loan program is a government-enabled transfer of wealth. How surprising is that?
Read more...Biden Signs Off on Restarting Student Debt. Why?
Do student debt concessions prove Democrats are just terrible negotiators? The real reason Party leaders do the debt ceiling dance.
Read more...The Non-Profit Industrial Complex Helps Keep the Student Loan Debt Crisis Going
Money made off the backs of students goes back into nonprofits to push college “access” and awareness of financial options.
Read more...Why Student Debt Cancellation Is Reasonable, Not Radical
Discuss: “The right has narrowed the parameters of discussion on student debt forgiveness. Biden is not fighting back aggressively enough.”
Read more...The Government Makes a Profit on Defaulted Student Loans
The Federal government’s unheard of profits on defaulted student loans confirms that the scheme is predatory. And defaults are set to rise.
Read more...Michael Hudson on Student Debt Relief, Inflation, Ukraine Disaster Capitalism, Petrodollar Challenge
Michael Hudson gives a newswap with Ben Norton: student debt forgiveness, inflation, Ukraine, dollar rows, and the death of the Queen
Read more...Joe Biden Could Have Gone a Lot Further on Student Loans
A discusson of the shortcomings of the Biden student loans foregiveness scheme.
Read more...Biden’s Gimmie to the Higher Educational Complex and Well-Off, Dem Leaning Voters: The $10,000 Student Loan Writeoff
There’s a lot not to like about the Biden student loan forgiveness scheme.
Read more...Why Canceling Student Debt Is a Matter of Racial Justice
Student debt disproportionately impacts black and brown Americans. It’s time for Biden to this collective financial burden.
Read more...Calls Mount to Cancel Student Debt as Biden Weighs Longer Payment Pause
Despite polling showing student loan cancellation to be popular, even among those who don’t hold such debt themselves, Biden is unlikely to cancel all student debt outright.
Read more...As Pressure Mounts, Biden Considers Extending Pause of Student Loan Payments
Biden is signaling he might retreat on resuming student debt payments. But is this simply a ploy in light of the BBB brick wall?
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