An obscure, decades-old provision called “compromise and settlement” authority could allow the Department of Education to opt out of collecting trillions in debt.
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Posted inAmerica and the World
How Mexico Is Doing America’s Deportation Work for Us
Seeking to relieve the pressure from asylum seekers in border towns, Mexico bused asylum seekers south. The country’s practices could violate international law.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Netanyahu Lost. But Did Anyone Win?
A guide to Israel’s election: what the results mean, and what happens next
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
When Big Business Won’t Let the Troops Repair Their Equipment
Defense contractors are denying the military the right to repair its equipment. Unless the FTC rules otherwise, the contractors do it themselves—for a fee.
Posted inHousing
Bernie Sanders Proposes Reparations—for Defrauded Homeowners
His Housing for All plan includes a commission to study and grant relief to victims of fraud and abuse in the aftermath of the foreclosure crisis.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Labour’s Secret Weapon
As Brexit looms, a surge of community organizing from within is bridging political divides and refocusing the British Labour Party.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Why Sonia Sotomayor Fears for the Judiciary—and for Justice
Last week, Trump took his fight against asylum seekers straight to the top, and the Supreme Court okayed it. Sotomayor and Ginsburg thought that set a scary precedent.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
A Closer Look at Nancy Pelosi’s Plan for Lower Drug Prices
The bill, H.R. 3, has gotten considerably stronger from its initial concept, but questions remain.
Posted inEconomic Policy
How to Really End Shareholder Capitalism
It’s now increasingly clear that maximizing shareholder value has led to minimizing everything else a corporation could and should do.
Posted inEconomic Policy
CFPB Summoning Zombie Debt Back to Life
The consumer agency is finalizing new rules on debt collectors that would enable them to get judgments on illegitimate debts.