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Sanders Unveils Plan to Wipe Out All Medical Debt in US, Declaring, 'The Very Concept Should Not Exist'
'The Bold Solution We Need': 100+ Scholars Back Sanders Student Debt and Tuition-Free College Plan
Jake Johnson, staff writer
"In the face of this crisis, nothing short of a complete overhaul of our public higher education system will suffice."
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Benefits for All or Just Some? Sanders Student Debt Plan Highlights 2020 Debate Over Universal vs. Means-Tested Programs
Jake Johnson, staff writer
While some 2020 Democrats push means-tested policies tailored specifically to...
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To End Crushing Debt, Warren Introduces Relief Package to Help Storm-Ravaged Puerto Rico 'Recover With Dignity'
Eoin Higgins, staff writer
Puerto Rico Army National Guard members work on clearing Highway 511 from Ponce to Jayuya in Puerto Rico, in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, Sept. 11, 2017.
"Over the past several years, Puerto Rico has been living with an economic...
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'Making Money Off Dysfunction': Bolstering Medicare for All Case, Survey Shows Americans Accrued $88 Billion in Healthcare Debt in 2018
'Good First Step' as DeVos Forced to Cancel $150M in Student Loan Debt for Thousands Scammed by For-Profit Schools
Mick Mulvaney, Acting Director of the Consumer Finanical Protection Bureau
Rebuking Trump CFPB for Only Serving Nation's "Most Powerful Financial Companies," Student Loan Watchdog Resigns
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos testifies during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill, June 5, 2018 in Washington, DC.
'Revolting': Betsy DeVos Unveils Proposal to Make It Harder for Students Defrauded by Predatory Schools to Get Loan Relief
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'War on Students': Consumer Advocates Warn Mulvaney's Moves at CFPB Will Lead to 'Open Season on Borrowers'
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Police Unleash 'Brutal Attacks' on Anti-Austerity Protesters in Puerto Rico
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As Trump Bolsters Predatory Lenders, Study Shows Benefits of Forgiving All Student Debt
"Consumers have little chance of justice when our courts take the debt collector's side in almost every case—even to the point of ordering people jailed until they pay up," says report author Jennifer Turner. (Photo: Bill Smith/flickr/cc)
New Report Details How Americans Who Have Debt Held by Collection Agencies Can Get Thrown in Jail
As More Americans Rely on Charity to Pay Medical Bills, Local Seattle News Station Buys and Forgives $1 Million of Debt
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Despite Puerto Rico Disaster, Vulture Firms Relentlessly Seeking Billions in Debt Payments
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As Wall Street Vultures Circle, Demands for Immediate Puerto Rico Debt Relief
Paving Way for Abuse and Scams, IRS Hires Private Debt Collectors

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