| Aug 31, 2022 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|HP FeaturedWe’re told that higher education is one of the best ways to overcome poverty. But for many indebted borrowers, it’s been just the opposite. Since 1980, the cost of college has increased at nearly 9 times the rate of paychecks. If you’re poor and don’t join...
| May 24, 2022 | Economy / Business|HP SubfeaturedI borrowed money to pay for college. Like 45 million other Americans who did the same — and many just graduating this spring — I owe student loan debt. My generation was sold a pipe dream about what a degree could mean for our future. I wanted so badly for this dream...
| May 4, 2022 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyPresident Biden campaigned on a promise to help relieve student debt. Now, after over a year of punting on the issue, he says he’s finally thinking about doing it. Student loan forgiveness would be a game changer for so many people, myself included. My student debt is...
| Mar 2, 2022 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyThe word “jobs” came up 15 times in President Joe Biden’s State of the Union speech – more times than even the word “America.” That’s hardly surprising, since job creation is a bright spot in an otherwise gloomy time for the United States and the world. The U.S....
| Dec 2, 2020 | Economy / Business|HP SubfeaturedWashington is abuzz with ideas for actions the Biden-Harris administration could take that would not require congressional approval. One of the buzziest: canceling student debts owed to the federal government. The Department of Education owns about 92 percent of the...
