We take a bite out of student loan debt cancellation with Juan Ramiro Sarmiento (he/him), press secretary of Young Invincibles. We examine the history of higher education becoming less affordable, the emergence of student loan debt cancellation as a political platform, and upcoming legal battle over federal loan forgiveness. 

Additional Resources & References

• Getting Through the Holidays: Suggestions for LGBTQ+ Folks – a list compiled by the Midwest Institute for Sexuality & Gender Diversity
• Young Invincibles – elevating the voices of young Americans
• Debt Collective– a union of debtors
• COVID-19 and Students in Higher Education – using data collected in the Access to Higher Education Survey, researchers from the Williams Institute in collaboration with the Point Foundation examine the experiences of LGBTQ and non-LGBTQ students during the COVID-19 pandemic
• What is mutual aid? – this article interview of Dean Space provides an overview of mutual aid as a community-care practice
• “Diagnosis: Debt” – a reporting partnership between KHN and NPR exploring the scale, impact, and causes of medical debt in America

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Host: R.B. Brooks, they/them, director of programs for the Midwest Institute for Sexuality and Gender Diversity 

Cover art: Adrienne McCormick