The Jubilee USA Network works on the debt, tax, transparency and trade policies that impact our lives, communities and world. Jubilee’s Executive Director, Eric Lecompte, talks with Jan Miyasaki about […]
Setting a Cap on Student Borrowing
The Federal Reserve has reported that by the end of 2020, U.S. college students had amassed a record 1.7 trillion dollars in student debt. The average student carries a debt […]
The Case for Canceling Student Loan Debt
The latest reports show that more than 44 million Americans owe a total of $1.7 trillion in student loan debt. It’s the biggest source of debt in the American household […]
Student Debt Crippling Wisconsin’s Economy
Nearly two-thirds of Wisconsin college students have outstanding student loans. Total loans totalled a staggering 24 billion dollars in 2018, for an average of $31,700 per student — one of […]
Sold My Soul for a Student Loan with Daniel T. Kirsch
Student loan debt in the United States has increased significantly over the past decade, jumping from $600 billion in 2008 to over $1.5 trillion USD today. This affects 44 million […]
Looking at the Student Loan Debt Crisis
In the United States right now, student loan debt is second only to home mortgage debt. How did we get here? With another school year starting off, we thought we’d […]
