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Majority of Americans favor federal action to relieve medical debt amid...
New poll reveals strong support for medical debt relief across the U.S., highlighting a significant burden on millions of Americans and sparking renewed calls for legislative action.
Activists arrested in Capitol Hill protest urging Biden to cancel student...
The Debt Collective’s protest underscores the urgent need for student debt relief and a reevaluation of U.S. military spending.
Debt forgiveness in the Bronze Age
Whether in the realms of trade or agriculture, the operative principle was that debtors should not lose their economic liberty by being held liable for “acts of God.”
Your employer can now match your student loan repayments as 401(k)...
When someone makes a student loan payment, their employer can contribute that same amount of money to the employee’s retirement plan under Section 110 of a federal law known as the SECURE Act 2.0.
Among the GOP’s debt ceiling hostages? Social Security payments for oldest...
"The choice facing the executive branch is clear: Act or default; act or increase the suffering of millions; act or go into economic tailspin."
‘MAGA economic sabotage’: 217 House Republicans pass debt ceiling bill with...
"Republicans just passed a bill that would kill jobs, take away federal benefits for millions, and make everyday life for Americans more expensive. This is completely unworkable."
We can do so much more on student loan forgiveness
The administration still has time to take real action on student loan debt, but they need to get moving.
“Debt shaming” has dampened democracy
As crucial steps to reduce income inequality, we need to reject “debt shaming” and insist on cancelation of student debt.
Oil drilling in Greece? This is what the high cost of...
A reprieve from debt – at an excessive price.
Student debt reaches more than $1 trillion – an all-time high
"We are crushing the next generation with debt."
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World Central Kitchen halts operations after Israeli airstrike kills staff in Gaza
Humanitarian efforts in Gaza face new challenges after an Israeli airstrike kills aid workers, highlighting the dangers of delivering aid in conflict zones.
Dire betrayals – banishing the past and core values: what else tells us who...
Revolutions are not about overwhelming negativity.
Election aftermath
Staring down misogyny.
Book bans across the U.S. disproportionately target children’s books by authors of color
Study reveals book bans in U.S. schools disproportionately target works by authors of color, using censorship as a political tool amid cultural conflicts.
Trump’s Project 2025 architect pick sparks fears for Social Security and Medicare cuts
President-elect Trump’s nomination of Russell Vought, a lead figure in Project 2025, signals the potential for deep cuts to critical safety net programs, despite campaign promises to protect them.