Explain It to Me

Who broke student loans?


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Last month, the Supreme Court struck down President Biden’s student loan forgiveness program. Student loan debt these days weighs in at about $1.7 trillion. Leah Litman and Josh Mitchell join us on the latest episode of The Weeds to dive into the legal landscape and discuss how we got this student loan system in the first place. 


Read More:

The Supreme Court’s student loan decision in Biden v. Nebraska is lawless and completely partisan | Vox

The Supreme Court put itself in charge of the executive branch with its major questions doctrine | Vox  

Student Debt Relief Bad, Bigotry Good | Crooked Media 


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