The Downsides of Cheap Abundance

By Ralph Nader, Common Dreams Oct 23, 2015 What to do with this expanding phenomenon of “abundance” in a world racked by public and private poverty and its damaging fallouts? We must impose wisely used charges or taxes on the abundant commons. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Why Student Loan Debt Isn’t Just a Problem for Millennials

Staff / Truthdig Oct 7, 2015 America's student loan debt is now over $1.2 trillion. But it’s not just hurting millennials. One-third of that debt belongs to people in their 40s. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pope Francis Is Pushing to Help the Poor While Catholic Universities Are Leaving Them Behind

Staff / Truthdig Sep 24, 2015 Many Catholic colleges leave low-income students with big debts. And wealthy Catholic schools that provide generous support don’t enroll many poor students. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

VIDEO: The American Teacher Shortage Is a ‘Symptom of the Sick and Fractured System of Education’

Staff / Truthdig Sep 17, 2015 Teachers speak to what's causing the dramatic drop in teacher enrollment in states across the nation in this poignant Al-Jazeera clip. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. News & World Report’s College Rankings List Is Baloney. Here’s the List You Should Actually Use

Robert Reich / Truthdig Sep 14, 2015 With college application season almost upon us, where should aspiring college students and their parents look for advice? Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Colleges With Plenty of Cash Saddle Their Poorest Students With Heaps of Debt

Staff / Truthdig Sep 13, 2015 A ProPublica analysis of newly available federal data shows that some of the nation’s wealthiest colleges are leaving their poorest students with plenty of debt. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Will Lebanon’s ‘Garbage Revolution’ Usher In a Secular State?

Juan Cole / Truthdig Sep 5, 2015 The country's youths are taking to the streets, demanding restoration of trash collection and other public services and an end to government corruption. At the root of the turmoil: the politics of religious identity. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Asians Are Nearly Twice as Likely to Be Charged More by Princeton Review for Test Preparation

Staff / Truthdig Sep 2, 2015 Every year, thousands of high school students get ready for the SAT by using The Princeton Review’s test preparation services. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Why Students From Low-Income Families Are More Likely to Drop Out of College

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Aug 19, 2015 Even when financial aid covers the cost of higher education, many students from poor backgrounds leave college without finishing their four-year degree for a reason some may not expect. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Search for Missing Students in Mexico Finds Corpses of at Least 129 Other People

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Jul 27, 2015 None of the bodies uncovered have been linked to the Ayotzinapa students missing for the past 10 months. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Stanford’s Making Tuition, Room and Board Virtually Free for Students From Low-Income Families

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Apr 2, 2015 Stanford University has just taken a huge step toward helping students whose parents make less than $125,000 a year get a college education without accruing inordinate amounts of debt. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Students in Ukraine and Russia Take to YouTube to Share Their Views on the Ukraine Crisis

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Mar 3, 2015 You may have heard what Presidents Vladimir Putin and Petro Poroshenko have said about the Ukraine crisis, but what do young people whose lives are being affected by the conflict between the two countries have to say about it? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )