The American people clearly spoke, and the drubbing Democrats received requires looking beyond just issue polls, voting patterns, campaign strategy, or get-out-the-vote tactics.
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In Radical GOP Education Bill, For-Profit Colleges Win at Cost of Students
The 590-page bill would bolster conservative voices on campuses while cutting $15 billion in student aid over the next decade, radically reshaping the definition of higher education.
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Betsy DeVos Is Being Sued By 17 States Over For-Profit College Rules
The states' attorneys general suing the Trump administration say the Education Department's refusal to enforce a regulation punishing predatory career programs "leaves students vulnerable to exploitation and fraud."
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18 States, Consumer Groups Sue DeVos Over Delay of Student Loan Protections
The lawsuits accuse the Education Secretary of illegally delaying the regulations aimed at predatory colleges, which would protect federal student loan borrowers defrauded by those schools.
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On Navient Misconduct, Student Debt Activists Stay Silent—For Now
The nation’s largest student loan company, Navient, handles over $300 billion in federal and private loans – though recent details emerged showing the company misled student borrowers while approving subprime loans that defaulted at rates up to 92%.
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Student Debt Protests Escalate After Armed Marshals Arrest Man for Old Loans
Seven U.S. marshals armed with automatic weapons turned up at Paul Aker’s home in Houston, Texas, last week to arrest him over a $1,500 student loan debt dating back to 1987.
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Why We Need Debtors’ Unions, Part III
To build collective power we must work towards understanding Wall Street’s role in mass indebtedness – that is to say, we must politicize the bond market.
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Why We Need Debtors’ Unions, Part II
Debt fuels crises, taking power out of the hands of all but the financial capitalist class – yet it also presents an opportunity for a new form of resistance to capitalist exploitation, as the threat of crisis can serve as leverage for debtors.
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You Are Not A Loan: It's Time To Reduce Student Debt To Zero
The entire structure of financing higher education in the U.S. is broken – and superficial reform means nothing until we make tuition free.
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The Subprime Education Scandal: For-Profit Colleges and America's Factories of Debt
With student loan debt quadrupling between 2003 and 2013, it’s time to ask whether education alone – not to mention the kind that robs you for profit – can move people up the class ladder.
