We need solutions that actually address the principal of the loans and prevent a new student debt crisis from bubbling up again. For instance: a student debt jubilee and the restoration of education as a common good. MORE
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In a blog post for the progressive public policy think tank Campaign for America’s Future, RJ Eskow argues that two movements have changed the face of American politics: Occupy and the "radical rich."
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