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A sign advertises services for bail bonds near the Brooklyn Detention Complex in Brooklyn, N.Y. (Robert Nickelsberg / Getty Images) This story was produced for StudentNation, a program of the Nation Fund for Independent Journalism, which is dedicated to highlighting the best of student journalism. For more Student Nation, check out our archive or learn … Read more
Student debt borrowers demand that President Biden cancel student loan debt during a demonstration outside the White House. (Paul Morigi/Getty Images) This story was produced for StudentNation, a program of the Nation Fund for Independent Journalism, which is dedicated to highlighting the best of student journalism. For more Student Nation, check out our archive or … Read more
Readers shared wide-ranging thoughts how on student loan debt and the ongoing repayment pause impact them. Driving the news: Americans were originally scheduled to begin repaying their student loans this week after a nearly two-year pause and 0% interest rates. Yes, but: President Biden announced in December that payments wouldn’t resume until May 1, extending … Read more
Activists display a hand-painted sign on the ellipse outside the White House to ask President Joe Biden to sign a student debt cancellation ordinance. (Paul Morigi / Getty Images for We Die 45 Million) Subscribe to something The nation Subscribe now for just $ 2 per month! Thank you for signing up The nation‘s weekly … Read more
Students protest the rising cost of student loans on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles on September 22, 2012. (David McNew / Getty Images) EDITOR’S NOTE:Every week we post an excerpt from Katrina vanden Heuvel’s column on WashingtonPost.com. Read the full text of Katrina’s column here. Subscribe to something The nation Subscribe now for just $ … Read more
The number of job adverts for debt collectors has soared by 20 per cent as the employment market shows signs of a slow recovery. The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) said adverts in the first week of August rose to the highest weekly total since the lockdown began with hiring hotspots in London and Northern … Read more
