Student Debt Relief Is a Big Deal
I borrowed modestly, worked on campus, and still had to skip meals to make loan payments — and I was one of the lucky ones.
Biden’s Debt Cancellation Plan Is a Step Forward on the Racial Wealth Divide
Black students have had to take out larger loans and faced greater difficulty paying them back than other borrowers.
Cancel Student Loan Debt. Bail Out Regular People.
Even writing off every penny of student debt would cost less than Trump’s tax giveaways for corporations and the rich.
Civil Society Responses to the Global Financial and Economic Crisis
This white paper outlines organizing, education, and advocacy efforts being undertaken in response to the financial and economic crisis by groups working in coalition in the United States and around the world.
Statement from Emira Woods on Haiti’s Debt
The IMF gives with one hand and takes with another.
What Does Africa Owe?
A closer look at this administration’s record on debt should begin with the question often posed by Africa-based civil society groups: who owes whom?
Bush’s Out-of-Tune AIDS Plan
On his tour of Africa, President Bush promotes an album with serious lyrical flaws that illustrate the ineffectiveness of the U.S. response to the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Africa.
Investors Aim to Profit from Zambia’s Poverty
“Vulture Fund” is example of profiteering at its worst.