Bernie Sanders Draws Thousands at ‘A Future to Believe In’ Rally

Emma Niles / Truthdig May 25, 2016 The Democratic presidential candidate is on a tour of California. Truthdig has photos and videos from his visit to Santa Monica High School on Monday. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Graduation Debt

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Student Debt

By Steve Sack, The Minneapolis Star Tribune, Cagle Cartoons May 21, 2016 Dig deeper

Great Recession Continues to Loom Over 2016 Graduates, Even as Corporate Profits Rise

Staff / Truthdig May 15, 2016 The New York Times editorial board released a depressing report recently on the bleak job prospects faced by high school students graduating this year, a situation it traces to consistent political failures in recent times. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

AUDIO: Robert Scheer Speaks With Jill Stein About the Green Party and the 2016 Election

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Feb 8, 2016 In this week’s “Scheer Intelligence,” the Truthdig editor-in-chief’s podcast on KCRW, Stein talks about her evolution from a Harvard idealist to a family physician, environmental activist and now political candidate, and why she believes she and Bernie Sanders are more similar than different. Dig deeper ( 36 Min. Read )

We Still Need Black History Month

By Marc Morial / OtherWords Feb 6, 2016 America’s racial disparity won’t disappear if we simply ignore it. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Bernie Sanders’ Run Is No Fairy Tale

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Jan 15, 2016 If you thought the political landscape couldn't be more unsettled, think again. Hillary Clinton now faces not a coronation, not a cakewalk, but a contest -- one she could lose. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

AUDIO: Robert Scheer on ‘The Hunting Ground’—a Documentary About Sexual Assault on Campus

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Dec 27, 2015 In the fifth episode of “Scheer Intelligence,” Truthdig's editor-in-chief discusses the documentary film "The Hunting Ground" (airing again on Sunday, Dec 27 on CNN) with its director, Kirby Dick, and producer, Amy Ziering The film has been shown at hundreds of college campuses, provoking heated discussions about the prevalence of sexual assault and how educational institutions handle accusations of rape In the fifth episode of “Scheer Intelligence,” Truthdig's editor-in-chief discusses the documentary film "The Hunting Ground" (airing again on Sunday, Dec. Dig deeper ( 27 Min. Read )

The Supreme Court on Affirmative Action: 5 Possible Outcomes

Bill Blum / Truthdig Dec 11, 2015 If onetime University of Texas aspirant Abigail Fisher prevails on all of her claims, the last tepid vestiges of race-conscious affirmative action will end at public colleges and universities throughout the land. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Anybody Seen the College President?

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VIDEO: Higher Education in the U.S. Is Broken at Both Ends

Staff / Truthdig Nov 4, 2015 It's not just students who are struggling financially due to the way the system works. Professors are, too. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Despite Low Grad Rates at For-Profit Colleges, One Accreditor Keeps Billions in Tax Dollars Flowing

Staff / Truthdig Nov 3, 2015 Accreditation agencies are supposed to make sure that colleges are putting students in a position to succeed. That’s not happening at schools overseen by one accreditor in particular. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )