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Tuition-Free College
Student Debt Activists Say Much More Is Needed — Including Free College
After Biden's announcement, advocates are pushing for larger-scale debt cancellation and free education for all.
Biden Unveils American Families Plan, Which Would Establish Paid Leave Program
The $1.8 trillion spending package would be paid for through tax increases on wealthy Americans.
Sanders, Jayapal Introduce Bill to Make College Free for Nearly 80% of Americans
The proposal would make college and university tuition-free for all students from families earning under $125,000/year.
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.
The US Granted Free Tuition Before, and It Can Do It Again
The College for All Act would free up billions of dollars tied up in tuition and student loan payments.
Biden’s Flip-Flop on Free Higher Education Exposes His Hypocrisy
Biden used to want to make college accessible to all; then he became a high-priced speaker at college campuses.
Warren’s Plan to Abolish Student Debt Came From Grassroots Pressure
Warren’s student debt cancellation proposal taps into the movement that gained momentum during Occupy Wall Street.
The Democratic Party Is Further to the Right Than Most Voters
On climate change, health care and free education, Party leadership lies far to the right of most voters.
Unaffordable Higher Education Leads to Low Graduation Rates
Activists and students across the U.S. are organizing for legislative solutions to make higher education debt-free.
It’s Time to Replace the Estate Tax With a Progressive Inheritance Tax
Gross concentrations of wealth, especially the inherited kind, are the death of democratic societies.