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We’re not going to get to full debt cancellation without organizing and pushing Joe Biden

"It's almost like the American people want government to meet the scale of the crisis," said New York Congressman Mondaire Jones.

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The president-elect has said that he believes in student debt forgiveness. Why then is he refusing to rely on straightforward executive action to achieve his stated aims?

The war machine conditions vets to embrace white supremacy. In order for soldiers to kill, racist indoctrination needs to be part of the training.

It is time to recognize that the cruel experiment in financing higher education through student loans has failed. Inescapable debt is a major driver of social collapse. It has made the racial wealth gap worse and weakened the entire economy...

"Once again, it's the mismatch between the debt and the borrower's income, their ability to repay."

Moral thinking about debt has fluctuated throughout U.S. history. Today’s calls for cancellation suggest it may be poised for transformation once again.