Episode 365: Student Loan Debt and the Supreme Court
Past Present
English - March 07, 2023 09:00 - 34 minutes - 40 MB - ★★★★★ - 419 ratingsNews History news culture currentevents history politics Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In this episode, Natalia, Neil, and Niki discuss the Supreme Court’s deliberation over the cancellation of student loan debt.
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Here are some links and references mentioned during this week’s show:
· The Supreme Court seems poised to strike down President Biden’s student loan forgiveness policy. Natalia referred to this CNBC timeline of the recent history of the student-loan cancellation movement and drew on this Washington Post essay about the devaluation of education as a public good. Neil drew on this Slate history about the culture of debt in the United States, and Niki used this explainer to elaborate the “major questions doctrine.”
In our regular closing feature, What’s Making History:
· Natalia recommended Matt Yglesias’ post, “Why Are Young Liberals So Depressed?” on his Substack, Slow Boring.
· Neil shared about a new podcast, Recollecting Carter.
· Niki discussed Maura Judkis’ Washington Post article, “American Girl says the ‘90s are Ancient History. American Girls Agree.”