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May 9, 2017
The Higher-Education Crisis Is a Labor Crisis
A unionization drive at Vanderbilt University shows how austerity in higher education is hurting educators and students.
Michelle Chen
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April 27, 2017
Students Are Now Leading the Resistance to Austerity in Puerto Rico
Some $40 billion of the island’s debt could be illegal—so why is the government shutting down the audit commission?
Ed Morales
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April 4, 2017
Why I Introduced the College for All Act
There’s nothing normal about graduating with massive student-loan debt.
Pramila Jayapal
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March 31, 2017
Trump’s Administration Is Making It Easier for For-Profit Colleges to Screw Over More Students
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has already picked a for-profit college official for her team—are more to come?
Michelle Chen
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December 22, 2016
Will Obama Cancel the Loan Debt of For-Profit College Victims?
It may be their last chance for justice before Trump takes over.
Michelle Chen
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November 29, 2016
How Do You Stop Trump? Boycott Debt.
We need to distract Trump. Student loans are a good place to start.
Ravi Mangla
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October 11, 2016
The First Campus Strike in Over 30 Years Is Happening at Harvard
The university’s dining staff is demanding a living wage—and students and campus staff are on their side.
Michelle Chen
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September 19, 2016
4 Simple Ways to Help 44 Million Americans With Student Debt
The student-loan-debt crisis is very real, yet policies have failed to respond with any urgency.
Natalia Abrams and Cody Hounanian
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September 1, 2016
Who’s Behind the Right-Wing Assault on Public Universities?
A new documentary explores the hidden campaign to undermine state schools across America.
Eric Alterman
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August 4, 2016
5 Countries That Know How to Handle Student Debt
It doesn’t have to be this way.
Natalia Abrams and Cody Hounanian