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April 12, 2023
SoFi Bank’s Lawsuit to End the Student Loan Payment Pause Is Pure Corporate Greed
The CEO of SoFi was paid nearly $103 million in 2021. Now the bank is suing the Biden administration in an attempt to gain even greater profits.
Natalia Abrams, Cody Hounanian and Sabrina Calazans
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March 24, 2023
No, Bill Maher, Student Debt Cancellation Is Not a “Giveaway”
The idea that borrowers would use President Biden’s student debt cancellation to fund a luxurious lifestyle is not only insensitive but out of touch with reality.
Sabrina Cereceres
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March 13, 2023
Reports of the Death of Biden’s Student Debt Cancellation Program Are Premature
Pronouncing debt cancellation DOA takes the Supreme Court’s ruling as the last word—precisely at the moment when the court’s authority demands challenge, not complacency.
Eleni Schirmer
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March 2, 2023
Student Debtors Need the Supreme Court to Not Be Wildly Unprincipled for a Change
For Biden’s student debt plan to survive, the court’s conservatives have to do something they hate doing: apply their rules consistently.
Cristian Farias
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February 27, 2023
The Student Debt Cancellation Movement Is About to Face Its Toughest Fight Yet
On February 28, advocates for student debt relief will rally outside the Supreme Court as the oral arguments for Biden v. Nebraska and Department of Education. v. Brown begin.
Natalia Abrams and Cody Hounanian
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January 13, 2023
How Student Loan Cancellation Helps Asian Americans
Broad-based debt relief could benefit borrowers of all backgrounds.
Adrija Bhattacharjee and Orlando Cabalo
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December 15, 2022
’Tis the Season to Talk About Student Debt Cancellation
If your family has questions about Biden’s student loan debt relief over the holidays, here’s how you can respond.
Ian Franza and Sean Tonra
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November 2, 2022
Student Debt and Democracy
On this week’s episode of The Time of Monsters, Astra Taylor joins the show to discuss the politics and morality of debt.
Jeet Heer
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October 20, 2022
Biden Should Invest in Communities, Not More Community Service
AmeriCorps pays less than minimum wage for anti-poverty work. With a million unfilled public sector jobs, why not create a program that actually addresses our needs?
Paige Oamek
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September 27, 2022
Student Debt Cancellation Will Help Rural Communities Too
Critics of Biden’s forgiveness plan falsely call it a wealth transfer to the “urban elite.” In 2020, nearly 6.5 million rural Americans owed an average of $35,000 in student loan debt.
Reed Cleland