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A new report from the Institute for College Access and Success (TICAS) has bad if not suprising news for recent and future grads: average student debt for the class of 2011 rose 5 percent to $26,600 up from $25,250 in 2010. TICAS points out that this number could be even higher, since their findings rely […]

Second Debate Watched by 66 Million People In some years, many more people watch the first presidential debate than the second one. This is not one ofthose years. About 67 million people watched the first debate and 66 million watched the second one according toNielsen Media Research. This is double the number who watched each […]

During a long discussion of energy in last night’s presidential debates, never once did either Mitt Romney or President Obama say anything about climate change. Instead, the energy discussion seemed to revolve around who would drill more for oil and gas and who could promote coal the most. In commentary after the debates, MSNBC host […]

The Economist’s latest issue on the “new politics of capitalism and inequality” should be required reading for anyone who cares about either of those subjects. The magazine reports on the uneven rise of inequality globally and the inadequacy of conversations regarding what to do about it. The editors throw down an imperative challenge for leaders […]

The students assembled outside Borough of Manhattan Community College this morning were indignant. “Students are juggling college expenses and family obligations,” declared student government representative Shadae Blair, “one reason we seek an education is to get ahead in life.” But students feared their efforts to get ahead would be stymied if future employers scrutinized their […]

As we celebrate the anniversary of the Clean Water Act, we should also focus on how to increase the number of waterways that are clean enough for fishing or swimming. As we wrote earlier this week, the CWA doesn’t cover nonpoint sources of pollution, which is caused by rain or snowmelt runoff that carries wastes […]

Nearly every politician says they want tax reform, but it’s hard to imagine many having an appetite for curtailing today’s biggest tax expenditures — particularly the home mortgage interest deduction. Or maybe that’s wrong. A recent poll by the Pew Research Center found that limiting tax breaks for home mortgages was one of the most […]

The FBI is reported to be looking into phone calls and theactions of four employees in its investigation into events surrounding the infamous “London Whale” trades that lost JP Morgan Chase upwards of $6 billion earlier this year. It has also been reported that the SEC is on the case. Jamie Dimon has repeatedly diminished […]

In a once sentence order the Supreme Court today rebuffed a plea by Ohio state officials to close early voting in the final three days before the election. This is a big win for democracy in Ohio. Like we’ve seen around the country, it’s been the courts, and for the first time the Supreme Court, […]

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