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How the Biden Administration Can Free Americans from Student Debt | The New Yorker
On September 2nd, the anthropologist and activist David Graeber died unexpectedly, while on holiday in Venice. David, who was my friend and collaborator for more than a decade, was best known for his groundbreaking study “Debt: The First 5,000 Years,” from 2011.
Can Joe Biden Forgive Student Debt Without Congress? Here’s What the Experts Say | CNBC
It’s a pressing question not just for higher-education experts and legal wonks. Tens of millions of Americans have a lot riding on the answer: Can the president forgive student debt without Congress?
Biden Supports Some Student Loan Forgiveness. The Left Is Demanding Much More. | Mother Jones
President-elect Joe Biden wanted to talk about “good-paying union jobs” after his meeting with some of the country’s top CEOs and union leaders on Monday.
The Legacy Of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos | NPR
What to make of the tenure of U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos depends, like Beauty itself, on the eye of the beholder. To the president who asked her to run the Department of Education, she was a loyal lieutenant who argued for her department's irrelevance in a nation where control of schools is a local affair — that is, until she argued the opposite, at the president's urging, and threatened schools with a loss of federal funding if they refused to reopen mid-pandemic.
Four Years of the Trump Administration in Court. One Word Stuck in My Head. | The New York Times
During four years struggling to keep up with the flood of court cases challenging the refusal by various Trump administration officials to follow the law, a word has come to mind so often that I can’t shake it. It’s the word “mean.” There’s a meanness to the man and to the policies issued from the sycophantic bubble that passes for his administration.
Should the Biden Administration Cancel Student Debt? This Guide Might Help You Decide | MarketWatch
The debate over student-debt cancellation is raging as it becomes a more realistic possibility.
Biden Could Face a Student Loan Mess if Trump Allows Pandemic Relief to Expire | CNN
Student loan borrowers haven't had to make payments since March -- but that piece of federal pandemic relief is set to expire on December 31, unless President Donald Trump or Congress act to extend it.
Education Department Unveils New Loan Forgiveness Website, Expert Calls It 'A Distraction' | Yahoo Finance
The Education Department (ED) has created a new website for borrowers who are seeking debt relief after being defrauded by a college. But one expert involved in litigating these borrower defense claims said the changes were mostly cosmetic.
What Biden’s Election Could Mean for Student Loans | New York Times
The federal government is the primary lender for students who borrow money for college and graduate school, and the Education Department directly holds more than $1.4 trillion in student debt. President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s administration will have the ability to make changes that can directly affect millions of borrowers’ monthly bills.
President-Elect Joe Biden Has Signaled He’s Open to Canceling Student-Loan Debt — The Question Is When And How Much | MarketWatch
Activists, advocates and scholars have been arguing for years that cancelling student-loan debt would provide an economic stimulus, correct decades of policy failure — and that the president has the authority to do it.