Burdened student debt and the making of an American crisis

Ryann Liebenthal's Burdened tells the maddening story of how the power plays of legislators and presidents, the commodification of higher education, and the rapacious practices of for-profit colleges and private lenders have created today's student-debt lava pit.

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Main Author: Liebenthal, Ryann (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow, [2024]
Edition:First edition.
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Summary:Ryann Liebenthal's Burdened tells the maddening story of how the power plays of legislators and presidents, the commodification of higher education, and the rapacious practices of for-profit colleges and private lenders have created today's student-debt lava pit.
Physical Description:323 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-303) and index.
ISBN:9780358353966
0358353963
Author Notes:RYANN LIEBENTHAL is a writer and editor living in Oakland, California. A graduate of Reed College and NYU's School of Journalism, she has written for Harper's Magazine, Mother Jones (where her exposé on the failed federal student loans forgiveness program was a cover story in 2018), n + 1, and the New Republic.