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Should the Biden administration cancel student debt? Read this before you decide

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Jillian Berman

‘You have a degree, but who do you know?’ Why student debt is a racial-justice issue

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‘Higher education essentially preserves intergenerational racial and class inequality’: How coronavirus could make it worse

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How wiping out $1.5 trillion in student debt would boost the economy

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All the ways student debt exacerbates racial inequality — ‘it’s like landing in quick sand’

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12 years after starting college, white men have paid off 44% of their student loans, while black women owe 13% more

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More low-income students are attending college, but they’re still playing catch-up on their wealthier peers

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Jillian Berman

Billionaire’s gift to pay off Morehouse Class of 2019 student loans ‘won’t undo systematic inequalities’

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Elizabeth Warren’s plan to cancel student debt has its origins in Occupy Wall Street

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This millennial running for president wants to be the ‘student-debt solutions’ candidate

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Where the 2020 candidates stand on student debt and college affordability

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The other side of March Madness: How college sports expose a lack of diversity

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Voters to Congress: Find ways to lower our student debt

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Why Bloomberg’s $1.8 billion Johns Hopkins donation won’t transform college affordability

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Jillian Berman

Meet 5 midterm candidates running with student debt in mind—and in their lives

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Yes, it’s easier to get into an elite college if your family donates — but here are 5 other ways the wealthy have an edge

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Here’s what it would take to make college tuition-free

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Democratic and Republican voters agree that America faces a student-debt crisis

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New ‘Family Feud’-style game show wants to pay off your student loans

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Inside a swanky New York party for graduates who paid off their student loans

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Happy birthday, America’s $1 trillion student-debt problem

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America’s college students are not squandering their student loan money on spring break

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Public colleges are becoming less public, fueling inequality

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Members of Congress likely paid a lot less for college than you

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During the Super Bowl, expect TV commercials to discuss student debt

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Is there a ‘Trump slump’ in international students coming to America?

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Why Brown University’s no-loans policy won’t make college more accessible

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Did you work your way through college? Here’s why your kids can’t

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Republicans propose getting rid of tax break for student loan borrowers

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Here’s how many New Yorkers are enrolled in the state’s ‘free’ college plan

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The real reason Ivy League students graduate with the least amount of debt

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The best colleges in the country — at least, according to one source

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The affirmative action ‘we don’t talk about’ — 30% of Harvard freshmen are legacies: survey

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Colleges get more students to attend from this — than cutting tuition

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The share of student loan borrowers owing more than $20,000 has doubled

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Another consequence of rising college costs: Declining homeownership

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Here’s what happened to 20-somethings who came of age in the Great Recession

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Here’s how Trump wants to change the way you repay student loans

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The Real Reason People Would Rather Eat a Tarantula than Pay Off Their Student Loans

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Why You Can't Work Your Way Through College Anymore

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Jillian Berman

Companies Are Trying to Lure Customers With Offers of Student Loan Help

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Jillian Berman

Sheila Bair's Novel Idea: Have Colleges Help Pay Student Debt

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Jillian Berman

Government Accused of Withholding Information on Student Loan Debt Collectors

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This Movie Wants to Help Solve the Student Debt Crisis

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Do Government Handouts Push College Costs Higher?

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Fixing the Student Debt Crisis

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If You Live in This State, You Could Have Your Student Loans Forgiven

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Women Struggle More Than Men to Pay Off Student Debt

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Millennials Cheer as Boomers Retire

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The Depressing Reason Families Are Having This Important Conversation

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Why Some Young American Farmers Want Their Student Loans Forgiven

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Take a Look at the Real Student Debt Crisis

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College degrees did little to protect Black and Hispanic families during the downturn

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Experts Debate the Merits of Calling Student Debt a "Crisis"

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When Your Social Security Check Disappears Because of an Old Student Loan

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How Student Debt Is Perpetuating Racial Inequality

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Student Debt Won't Keep Millennials From Buying Cars and Homes, Study Says

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Debt-Free College Under President Hillary Clinton?

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Government cuts to blame for skyrocketing tuition, says report

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Corinthian Colleges Students Stuck in Debt Limbo

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Jillian Berman

Walmart Targets The Poor With New Checking Accounts

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How Inequality Is Hurting Whole Foods

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Jillian Berman

Walmart's Weak Profits Are Proof We Need A Minimum-Wage Hike

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Jillian Berman

MLK's Dream Of Economic Equality Is Still Far From Realized

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Young And Unhappy With Your Job? Just Keep Waiting. Maybe Forever.

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Walmart Could Actually Benefit From Minimum-Wage Hike

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America's Youth Unemployment Problem Could Cost $18 Billion Over The Next Decade

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Taxpayers Indirectly Employing More Low-Wage Workers Than Walmart And McDonald's Combined

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