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  1. student loans
    Why the Supreme Court Might Uphold Student-Debt ReliefAlso, why it may not.
    By Eric Levitz
  2. early and often
    Biden’s Student-Debt Forgiveness Plan Gets Held Up by Appeals CourtThe Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has temporarily blocked the Biden administration from discharging any of the debts until at least next week.
    By Chas Danner
  3. early and often
    12 Million People Have Applied for Student-Debt Relief Since This WeekendBiden said the program’s website handled the many applications “without a glitch or any difficulty.”
    By Nia Prater
  4. the left
    Why Can’t the Left Take the W?The perils of failing to claim Joe Biden’s victories as your own.
    By Sam Adler-Bell
  5. student debt
    How Does Student-Debt Relief Affect Inflation?A debate is raging about how much $20,000 in debt amnesty could stoke inflation while the White House tries to keep the economy from imploding.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  6. 2022 midterms
    Biden Might Finally Pull the Trigger on Student-Loan DebtThe president is reportedly considering partial student-loan amnesty to boost turnout among disillusioned young Democrats.
    By Matt Stieb
  7. early and often
    Debtors Can’t Wait for Biden to DitherIt’s been almost two years without permanent relief.
    By Sarah Jones
  8. politics
    Thanks for Freezing Student Loan Payments. Now Cancel the Debt.The president can’t evade this problem forever.
    By Sarah Jones
  9. student debt
    3 Ways Biden Can Aid Borrowers As Student Loan Repayment RestartsThe president can do a lot to relieve the debt burden. But it’s unclear whether he will.
    By Eric Levitz
  10. student debt
    Has Biden Abandoned Wide-Scale Student-Loan Forgiveness?While Biden officially supports forgiving $10,000 of every borrower’s student debt, he appears more inclined to expand existing debt-relief programs.
    By Eric Levitz
  11. student debt
    Biden Administration Extends Student Loan Payment Freeze to January 2022The Biden administration extended the pause on payments, which was set to expire at the end of September. It’s expected to be the final extension.
    By Nia Prater
  12. politics
    ‘I Will Be 55 Before I Am Fully Free’Five people on the high cost of not forgiving student-loan debt.
    By Sarah Jones
  13. student debt
    Biden Reiterates Opposition to Forgiving $50,000 in Student DebtAt a town hall, Biden said he favors forgiving $10,000 of everyone’s student debt but only through an act of Congress.
    By Eric Levitz
  14. student debt
    Bernie’s Student Debt Plan Doesn’t Make Sense. Which Is Fine.Forgiving all student debt wouldn’t be a maximally progressive allocation of limited resources. But nothing Congress does ever is.
    By Eric Levitz
  15. education
    Robert Smith’s Morehouse Gift Is More Generous Than His VisionThe billionaire’s donation of $40 million to pay off the debt of Morehouse grads was a noble act of charity. But charity is not justice.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  16. Would It Be Regressive to Cancel Everyone’s Student Debt?Forgiving all student debt would be a boon to the privileged. That doesn’t mean progressives shouldn’t promote the idea.
    By Eric Levitz
  17. student debt
    Trump’s Student Debt Policies Are Mind-bogglingly CorruptThe government’s student-loan watchdog just resigned after realizing that Trump is committed to helping sham colleges fleece students and taxpayers.
    By Eric Levitz
  18. This Democratic Senator Has a Plan to Make College Debt-Free for AllIf Brian Schatz’s vision is fully implemented, every American would have the option of pursuing a college degree without going into debt.
    By Eric Levitz
  19. We Must Cancel Everyone’s Student Debt, for the Economy’s SakeFor the price of Trump’s tax cuts, the government could wipe out all student debt — and increase economic growth by $860 billion.
    By Eric Levitz
  20. 18 States Sue Betsy DeVos for Refusing to Enforce Student-Loan ProtectionsThe Education secretary is blocking new rules that would make it easier for students defrauded by for-profit colleges to have their debts forgiven.
    By Eric Levitz
  21. Unpaid Student Debt Is Already Pushing Seniors Into PovertyTo collect on student-loan debt, the government reduced the Social Security checks of 114,000 Americans last year.
    By Eric Levitz
  22. Trump Stumbles on Good Idea: Take Away Harvard’s Tax BreaksThe Republican nominee suggests wealthy universities should have to pay taxes on their endowments.
    By Eric Levitz
  23. Hillary Clinton Embraces Free Public College (for the Non-Wealthy)Clinton’s new plan would provide free tuition at public colleges for students from families that make under $125,000 a year. Bernie Sanders is pleased.
    By Eric Levitz
  24. encounter
    Protesting Student Debt With Astra TaylorThe anti-debt activist (and indie-rock guitarist and documentary filmmaker) goes to Washington.
    By Annie Lowrey
  25. school daze
    Cooper Union Protesters Leave President’s Office, Mostly of Their Own AccordEncouraged by summer, threat of arrest.
    By Adam Martin
  26. school daze
    The Cooper Union President’s Office Has Been InvadedA sit-in to defend free tuition.
    By John Surico
  27. school daze
    Liberal Arts Degrees Probably Aren’t Worth the Student DebtSorry, ethnomusicologists!
    By Nitasha Tiku