The Biden-Harris Administration has announced new proposed regulations to expand student debt relief, potentially impacting around 8 million borrowers facing financial hardship. The proposal, introduced by the U.S. Department of […]
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Pratical Politics
Okay, within the next two weeks, it should all be over. The early ballots will have been counted, the Nov. 5 voting tallies will have been done—maybe a slight delay […]
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Black retirees growing older and poorer
As Americans live longer, the ability to remain financially independent is an ongoing struggle. Especially for Black and other people of color whose lifetime incomes are often lower than that […]
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We should all follow the Georgia voter turnout example
On the first day of voting in the state of Georgia, more than 344,000 people waited in lines for as long as it took to cast their votes in this […]
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Pratical Politics
It is not unusual for desperate, put-upon people to flail out and sometimes kill or kick out attempts to help them assuage their difficulties. The results are most often a […]
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Pratical Politics
Uh-oh! Just when political reality seemed to be getting a bit more predictive, here comes the sharp curve of doubt.The Harris campaign (because she is still a part of the […]
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Time to address impact of opioids among Blacks
The opioid crisis, once perceived as predominantly affecting rural, White communities, disproportionately impacts Black Americans. This is a result of long-standing health equity barriers, documented in both local reports and […]
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The elephant in the room is not the Republican Party
The expression “The elephant in the room” often refers to an obstacle in a conversation that appears to be the size of an elephant in a room so large that […]
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$148 million returned to consumers in actions undertaken by CFPB
Recent back-to-back financial enforcement actions taken by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) underscore why the nation’s sole agency dedicated to consumer financial fairness retains broad and strong voter support.On […]
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Harris interviews with cadre of Black reporters
Vice President Kamala Harris visited Philadelphia on Sept. 17 as radio station WHYY and the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) hosted an invitation-only conversation with the Democratic presidential nominee.In […]
