| Jul 12, 2023 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|HP Subfeatured|Rights / Democracy“The most important advice about saving for retirement is this,” the New York Times’ retirement savings guide begins: “Start now.” If young Americans had a nickel for every time they got that advice, well… they wouldn’t have to worry about retirement. But many young...
| | HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyAn older generation remembers President Richard Nixon desperately insisting, during the Watergate scandal, “I am not a crook.” Along the same lines, right-wing Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett implores, “this court is not comprised of a bunch of partisan...
| Apr 5, 2023 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyThe Supreme Court is gearing up to weigh in on the ongoing student loan debt debate prompted by President Joe Biden’s sweeping debt cancellation plan that would help over 35 million Americans. I spent over two decades paying off my federal student loans — and...
| | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyMost of us have been given the same life directives: go to college, get a good job, get married, have kids, retire. As a former alumni adviser for high school grads, I can assure you that narrative is alive and well. We get this plan from well-meaning people who love...
| 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...
