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Great because good For those who are old enough to remember the pre Ronald Reagan era, you may remember a different era of political persuasion. In my opinion, the new era that we live in is best summarized by a line from Hillary Clinton. In her speech...
by SevenStrings
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on Tue Apr 30, 2024 at 04:14 PM PDT
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Why Student Loan “Forgiveness” is misleading, and not progressive. (Specifically about Biden’s Student debt relief plan) The federal government has student loan programs, many of which pass no interest to the borrower. They’ve made arrangements with...
by Rachel Brown
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on Wed Sep 27, 2023 at 02:58 PM PDT
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The analysis of student debt relief seems to always focus on how those with the debt are suffering or how forgiving the debt will help the economy. The ideas in these analyses is correct but misses the real point. At least it is the point in Arizona....
by Marty in AZ
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on Fri Nov 18, 2022 at 06:46 PM PST
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There have been precious few things more delicious than the White House Twitter feed exposing the hypocrisy of GOP legislators who were bashing student loan forgiveness while being forgiven of tens or hundreds or thousands of dollars under the PPP...
by berglandjournalist
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on Fri Sep 02, 2022 at 12:50 PM PDT
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I have to admit, I’ve never been a fan of canceling student loan debt. I’ve heard the arguments in favor of it, and they’re valid points. But I’ve heard the arguments against it also, and there’s some validity there, too. President Joe Biden issued an...
by RickElia
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on Fri Aug 26, 2022 at 07:16 AM PDT
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School board meetings across the country continue to remain heated, but not always with regard to masks. A Massachusetts high school has made headlines after a senior student, who is openly gay, spoke about her experiences with bullying. The student,...
by Aysha Qamar
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on Mon Nov 01, 2021 at 11:41 AM PDT
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A Muslim Arab American high school student was left "in shock" after a teacher responded to his question about math homework using the term “terrorists." According to WABC, the teacher from Ridgefield Memorial High School in Bergen County, New Jersey,...
by Aysha Qamar
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on Mon Oct 25, 2021 at 11:20 AM PDT
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Thanks again to�skralyx for suggesting today’s question.
I have said it many times in my life, teachers, nurses and CNAs do not make nearly enough for the job that they have to do, the crud ...
by CameronProf
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on Mon Sep 20, 2021 at 02:00 PM PDT
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While I believe the president should just forgive student loan debt entirely that seems to be rather controversial. What I think can be a small step in the right direction is to forgive the interest on student loan debt. The government should not...
by BadgerKing
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on Mon Apr 26, 2021 at 11:03 AM PDT
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Recently in the news, the subject has come up as to why some Black students do poorly in college. The incident involving Professor Sandra Sellers that took place at Georgetown University Law Center has also inspired at least...
by StevenJoseph
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on Sun Mar 21, 2021 at 04:38 AM PDT
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Talk of whether or not students should return to school for the fall semester has been in the air since the start of the pandemic. While many schools decided on complete online or remote learning for the remainder of the year due to COVID-19 concerns,...
by Aysha Qamar
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on Wed Aug 19, 2020 at 01:19 PM PDT
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A kindergarten teacher in Chino Hills, California, has been arrested for allegedly assaulting a 6-year-old child by grabbing him by the neck and throwing him on the floor, ABC News reported Tuesday. The incident occurred last Thursday. Despite a...
by Aysha Qamar
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on Tue Jan 28, 2020 at 10:59 AM PST
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Increasingly rare immigration win for a Connecticut teen after the community rallied around his case The new year begins with good news for Connecticut high school student Mario Aguilar, who, after fearing deportation for months, has been granted asylum by an immigration judge. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested the sophomore in September...
by Aysha Qamar
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on Thu Jan 02, 2020 at 09:30 AM PST
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John Smyly, a white Colorado cop who confronted Zayd Atkinson, a 26-year-old black man who was picking up trash outside of his Naropa University dorm, has officially resigned. While this confrontation was ridiculous to begin with, it was made extremely...
by Marissa Higgins
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on Sat May 18, 2019 at 11:14 AM PDT
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No fewer than 7 million people have lost their health insurance since the cabal of criminals called the Trump administration took office in 2017. The rest of the country, by hook or by crook, try to make things better for their fellow Americans. An...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Thu Jan 24, 2019 at 07:58 AM PST
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A New England school district has taken drastic measures to recoup lost lunch fees from families unable to pay for their children’s lunches. The Cranston School District has enlisted the services of a collection agency to chase down meal debts as small...
by Jessica Sutherland
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on Sat Dec 08, 2018 at 03:17 PM PST
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The republican have a problem: They’re really a minority party, and if every eligible voter gets to vote and their votes get counted, they lose. That’s why they lost the popular vote in 6 of the last 7 presidential elections. But they’ve managed to...
by dyna
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on Mon Oct 15, 2018 at 07:19 PM PDT
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The latest heartbreaking story of immigration policies ripping families apart comes from Lawrence, Kansas, where a federal judge has ruled in favor of destroying an Army family of three.
Hyebin Schreiber moved to the United States on a student visa...
by Jessica Sutherland
141 comments
on Sat Sep 29, 2018 at 04:39 PM PDT
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Giving money to the rich is ridiculous when an entire generation is fated to live in indentured servitude. With all the important issues of this election cycle we cannot forget their needs.
Every Democratic candidate should commit to repeal tax...
by Rooseveltadmirer
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on Wed Sep 26, 2018 at 07:27 AM PDT
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Mt. Diablo High School students in Concord, California didn’t allow locked steel gates to stop them from walking out in protest of gun violence today, according to the Mercury News.
Mt. Diablo High staff locked gates around campus before the 10...
by Walter Einenkel
24 comments
on Wed Mar 14, 2018 at 02:33 PM PDT
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