Joe Biden’s Student Debt Plan Didn’t Have to Be Such a Disaster
If the Supreme Court strikes down Joe Biden’s proposed student debt cancellation plan tomorrow, the president has other, smarter options to relieve student debtors.
4 Articles by: Eleni Schirmer
Eleni Schirmer is a scholar, writer, and activist. She works as a postdoc at Concordia University’s Social Justice Centre and as a research associate with the Future of Finance Initiative at UCLA’s Luskin Institute on Inequality and Democracy.
For Higher Education, a “Return to Normal” Isn’t Good Enough
It’s tempting for students and academic workers to hope for a quick “return to normal” at colleges and universities. But normality was misery for an increasing number of us.
“Pay Your Interns Now”
Thirty-five thousand students in Quebec went on strike this week. Their demand is simple: interns must be paid for their labor.
What’s Next After “Right to Work”?
“Right to work” is about to spread to Wisconsin. But with patient organizing, the Left can still respond.