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Student Debt

Economy & Labor

Economic Update: Capitalism in Trouble

This week’s discusses major troubles such as Brexit and Trump, the student debt penalty and much more.
by
Richard D. Wolff,
Truthout
March 31, 2017
Truthout
Interview
Economy & Labor

Richard D. Wolff on Bankruptcy Protection, Debt Jubilee, Student Debt and the Credit System

In this interview, Richard D. Wolff, discusses bankruptcy protection, debt jubilee, students debt and the function that a credit system serves in our society today.
by
Zain Raza,
acTVism Munich
March 21, 2017
Truthout
News

In a Rust Belt Town Where Tuition Is Covered, Economy Begins to Revive

After Kalamazoo, Michigan, offered college tuition for nearly all high school graduates, dropout rates declined and the city’s population began to rebound.
by
J. Gabriel Ware,
YES! Magazine
March 11, 2017
Truthout
News

Betsy DeVos Ethics Report Reveals Ties to Student Debt Collection Firm

Public education advocates are demanding another hearing on Trump nominee for Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos, after the release of her ethics report.
by
Mary Bottari,
PR Watch
January 26, 2017
Truthout
News Analysis
Economy & Labor

Next Steps in the Fight for Public Higher Education

Public education policy should be made in the collective interest, not left to the predatory interests of investors.
by
Jill Schennum &
Jerry Kloby,
Truthout
January 6, 2017
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News
Economy & Labor

New Student Lawsuit Details ITT Tech Scam

Former students filed a lawsuit against the collapsed for-profit college giant ITT Tech.
by
David Halperin,
Republic Report
January 5, 2017
Truthout
Op-Ed

The “Hypocritical Oath”: Medical Schools’ Support for the Status Quo

It’s time physicians and medical students began addressing the structural and social determinants of health.
by
Michael Pappas,
Truthout
October 26, 2016
Truthout
News Analysis

Neoliberalism’s Decades-Long Attack on Public Universities

Neoliberals have turned our universities into corporations and students into consumers.
by
Gus Bagakis,
Truthout
October 15, 2016
Truthout
Op-Ed
Education & Youth

Educational Inequality and the Ballot Booth

Class bias impedes democracy. Tuition free public universities has the potential to create a more representative democracy.
by
Ryan Birol &
Alex Jacobs,
Speakout
September 20, 2016
Truthout
News Analysis

Student Income Loans Transfer Wealth to Investors, Risk to Students

Student income loans are a form of indenture, transferring wealth upward to investors and risk downward to youth.
by
Kenneth J. Saltman,
Truthout
September 14, 2016
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