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Capitalism's Costly Contradictions

Economic Update with Richard D. Wolff

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The Congress of the United States Is Committed to Screwing Our Students

The Congress of the United States is apparently committed to screwing our students, he says. Not only are they not going to get relief from their debts but the COVID suspension of the need to repay for a little while is set now to expire on the 29th of August. Only the veto of the president remains as the slim hope to get the 20,000 forgiveness for those who got Pell grants and the 10,000 for those who earn less than 125,000 a year. And so the real question is, will the students fight back? Will the students remember who it is who wouldn't relieve their debts the way the same people voted overwhelmingly to relieve the tax burdens on corporations and the

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