>"The meeting, which did not appear to yield a breakthrough, highlighted the differences between the White House and the Republicans who now control the House."

The real killer is that there is never a correction to tuition costs and fees. Which is the opposite you want, particularly in a democracy. Killing social mobility. It's almost like they don't want most Americans to be so educated....

>"President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced his plan to address student loan debt, which includes debt forgiveness for certain borrowers and extending the pandemic-related payment pause. Here are details of Biden's new plan, including _...Read More_

>"President Joe Biden announced he will forgive $10,000 in federal student debt for most borrowers."

“Republican senators released a companion analysis from the Joint Committee that they said was proof the entire bill would raise taxes on the middle class, though it did not actually show middle-class Americans would pay more taxes under _...Read More_

In era of declining wages and rising debt, Americans are not aging out of student loans—we're aging into them. I wrote about it here.

Taking out some percentage of the student loan is a gracious and great move. But making the best education cheaper and affordable to a whole lot should be the long term goal right. Because getting educated is not only a favor to the young _...Read More_

>"The president created draconian bankruptcy laws — now his administration appears to be trying to overturn a ruling that helps those bankrupted by student loans."

"The key piece is to make sure we’re not creating systems sending people into a spiral of debt that they ultimately cannot repay,” >As the director of the CFPB, he is keeping a close eye on trouble spots that could potentially cause _...Read More_

>"The U.S. Treasury tightened its restrictions on Russian financial transactions on Monday, when more than half a billion dollars in bond payments were due."

"A debt crisis is disrupting life across Sri Lanka, where food and fuel are suddenly either unavailable or exorbitantly priced. Protests are rising against a president with a reputation for brutality."

"Strategists at JPMorgan Chase & Co are recommending clients boost positions in some Russia-linked corporate debt, even as the U.S. and allies tighten sanctions to restrict investments in some of the country’s assets."

"Lawsuits from white farmers have blocked $4 billion of pandemic aid that was allocated to Black farmers in the American Rescue Plan."

>"Nearly 16,000 student loan borrowers who attended for-profit schools will get their debts cleared, the U.S. Department of Education _...Read More_