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End of Student Loan Freeze Will Be a “Massive Disaster,” Warns Consumer Advocate
New research shows that more than 1 in 13 borrowers are already behind on payments other than student debt.
Report: 2 Million Federal Workers Face Stricter Ethics Rules Than Supreme Court
Most federal employees can’t accept a gift worth over $20 from people who aren’t friends or relatives.
CNN’s Chris Licht Ousted as Network CEO After Attempt to Woo Trumpers Backfires
Licht faced deep criticism over his decision to allow Donald Trump to have a friendly town hall forum last month.
The Right Wing’s Latest Target in Its War on Education? Teaching Climate Change.
Climate change education is in the right’s crosshairs just as the movement to teach it is getting off the ground.
Cori Bush: “Anti-Woke” Is Barely Disguised Code for “Anti-Black”
“Don’t let a fascist tell you what being woke means,” she said.
Pence Uses LGBTQ Hate and Christian Nationalism to Launch Presidential Bid
For the first time in 83 years, a former vice president and his ex-boss are running against each other for president.
Chomsky and Pollin: Just Transition Can Stop Earth From Becoming Uninhabitable
We must act now to heed the UN secretary-general’s warning that climate change is “making our planet uninhabitable.”
Top Insurance CEOs Took Home $335 Million Last Year, Fueled by Stock Buybacks
Fresh outrage over the pay of insurance industry CEOs comes amid a renewed Medicare for All push in Congress.
The Right’s Bigoted “Boycott Target” Rap Is as Toxic as It Is Cringeworthy
The bigots’ latest rallying cry is a crude, transphobic and embarrassingly low-quality rap song littered with slurs.
“The Climate Crisis Is Here”: Wildfire Smoke Blankets Eastern Half of US
“This is not about our grandchildren anymore,” wrote activist group Climate Defiance.