| Feb 19, 2020 | Economy / Business|HP SubfeaturedBefore sharing my opinions about Trump’s recent proposal to cut student loan forgiveness, let me explain my own situation. In my 20s, I was fresh out of college with a business degree and worked in software for a few years. In my 30s, I went to graduate school...
| Apr 11, 2018 | Economy / Business|Rights / DemocracyQuestion: What do you get when you combine ignorance, imperiousness, and incompetence? Answer: Betsy DeVos. She’s Donald Trump’s multi-billionaire education secretary, who hates public education and loves the plutocratic idea of corporate rule over...
| Jul 19, 2017 | Rights / DemocracyGoing to college is a good thing, right? That’s at least what I was told as a kid, and what led me to get a college degree. I was the first one in my family to do so. Yet new public opinion polling shows most Republicans think colleges have a negative impact on the...
| Jun 28, 2017 | Economy / BusinessCum laude, my diploma reads — “with honor.” But cum debitum, “with debt,” is a bit more accurate. Collectively, America’s student borrowers owe $1.7 trillion. On average, each graduating senior this year is beginning their life around $37,000...
| May 18, 2016 | Economy / BusinessCongratulations, college graduates! As you enter the next phase of life, you and your parents should be proud of your achievements. But, I’m sorry to say, they’ve come at a price: The system is trying to squeeze you harder than any previous generation....
