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Organized Debtors Are Preparing to Strike If Biden Doesn’t Cancel Student Debt
President-elect Biden will be able to cancel nearly all student debt without congressional approval, if he chooses to.
Bernie Sanders Calls Betsy DeVos Worst Education Secretary in US History
The billionaire school privatization zealot lashed out at a popular proposal to cancel student loan debt.
Joe Biden Should Cancel Student Debt on Day One
In the absence of further stimulus payments, debt cancellation would offer immediate relief to millions of households.
GOP Is Focused on Sabotaging a Potential Biden Administration Amid a Pandemic
Millions will face economic ruin on January 1 as protections for renters and student borrowers expire on December 31.
COVID Crisis Highlights Urgency of Canceling All Student Debt
44 million student loan borrowers across the U.S. are increasingly vulnerable amid the pandemic and economic crisis.
House Fails to Override Trump’s Student Loan Forgiveness Veto
The failed vote comes as a whistleblower alleges that officials killed a loan forgiveness site for being too helpful.
The Stock Market Is Recovering. We Are Not. Congress Is to Blame.
In the present crisis, both congressional action and inaction suggest that its priority is preserving capital.
Betsy DeVos Sued for Garnishing Wages of 285,000 Student Borrowers Amid Pandemic
The CARES Act prohibits the Education Department from seizing the wages and tax refunds of student loan borrowers.
The Stimulus Fails Student Borrowers. Congress Must Cancel Their Debt.
While colleges can tap into a $14 billion emergency relief fund, millions of their alumni will get no relief at all.
In Stunning Bipartisan Rebuke of DeVos, Senate Overturns Anti-Student Rule
The Senate overturned a new rule that would have prevented defrauded students from having their loans forgiven.