Student debt was stripped of bankruptcy and other financial protections. Why is that? How did it get this way?

In the third episode of How Did We Get Here? Cara delves into the lack of financial protections for student loans with Alan Collinge from Student Loan Justice. 

Student debt disproportionately affects first-generation students of color. Why is that? How did it get this way?

In the second episode of How Did We Get Here? Cara delves into the problems of who controls wealth in America, discusses the racial disparities of the issue, and how student debt cancellation is a social-justice issue.

Student debt is a controversial issue even among the most progressive Democrats. Why is that? How did it get this way? 

In the first episode of How Did We Get Here? Cara asks her friends about their student debt stories, discusses the generational divide behind the issue, and how for-profit colleges have worsened this crisis. 

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