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Student Debt Rising Worldwide
Economies will struggle under the growing mound of student debt as young adults delay their lives and have less money to spend.
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The Student Debt Crisis Is Exploding
Student loan debt has grown to overwhelm all other categories of non-housing consumer debt in this nation.
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Economic Update: Capitalism in Trouble
This week's discusses major troubles such as Brexit and Trump, the student debt penalty and much more.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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New Student Lawsuit Details ITT Tech Scam
Former students filed a lawsuit against the collapsed for-profit college giant ITT Tech.
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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.
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Neoliberalism’s Decades-Long Attack on Public Universities
Neoliberals have turned our universities into corporations and students into consumers.