Student debt became sort of an identity in a way that had not been in the past over the past five or so years. It is still a very good idea to borrow money to go to college if you cannot afford it otherwise. The place where student loans are really a huge problem is people who don't graduate, says Libby Nelson.
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos told states to back off regulating the nine private companies that lend money to students last week. That could mean more student debt and more student defaults when both are already at record highs. Vox’s Libby Nelson tells Sean Rameswaram about the national crisis we never solved. And we say goodbye to Stephen Hawking.
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