Sick of Student Loans? Some Schools Offer to Take Part of Future Earnings Instead

Clara Romeo / Truthdig Jul 21, 2018 Norwich University is the latest college to adopt the approach. Though the alternative to student loans is being praised, some critics warn of unintended consequences. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Puerto Rican Day Parade Shines Light on Hurricane Devastation

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Jun 11, 2018 The New York City event points up the continuing struggle on the island, where many are still without electricity and thousands must seek more federal aid. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Why Your Health Insurer Doesn’t Care About Your Huge Bills

Marshall Allen / ProPublica May 28, 2018 The role that insurance companies—the middlemen between patients and providers—play in boosting health care tabs often escapes scrutiny. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

The Steps Trump Has Taken to Undermine Student Debt Reform

Lance Williams / Reveal News May 16, 2018 Last week, the administration began what reformers fear is the dismantling of an Obama-era initiative to crack down on lending abuses. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Fox in the Henhouse: Why Interest Rates Are Rising

Ellen Brown / Truthdig Apr 20, 2018 The Fed's proffered justifications for aggressively increasing interest rates and adding to government debt levels don’t pass the smell test. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

The Price of Higher Education

Julian Vigo / Truthdig Feb 10, 2018 A fundamentally capitalist approach today seeks to sell students an entry pass into the job market while depriving them of the critical skills a university degree has historically represented. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Sanders Responds to State of the Union (Video & Transcript)

Staff / Truthdig Jan 31, 2018 The Vermont senator takes the opportunity to also "talk to you about the major crises facing our country that, regrettably, Trump chose not to discuss." Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

The Next Financial Crisis Will Be Worse Than the Last One

Nomi Prins / Truthdig Dec 29, 2017 The U.S. financial system remains unreformed, and no one in any position of power will do anything to fix it. The only question is when the bubble will burst. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Student Debt Slavery: Bankrolling Financiers on Backs of the Young

Ellen Brown / Truthdig Dec 26, 2017 Higher education has been transformed from a public service into a lucrative cash cow for private investors. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Trump Pushes More Loans on Devastated Puerto Rico

By Jessica Corbett / Common Dreams Oct 11, 2017 The administration is asking that a national disaster relief package include a $4.9 billion Treasury loan to the U.S. territory, atop a $150 million loan for matching funds for FEMA grants. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

How Capitalism Is Worsening the Response to Puerto Rico’s Crisis

Emma Niles / Truthdig Sep 28, 2017 Washington's bureaucratic blunders, paired with decades of unfair economic policy, hinder the U.S. territory's recovery from Hurricane Maria. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump Overrules GOP With Deal on Spending, Debt, Harvey Aid

By Erica Werner / AP Sep 6, 2017 The president cuts a deal with Democrats to fund the government and raise the federal borrowing limit for three months, all part of an agreement to speed money to Harvey relief. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )