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Canceling Student Loan Debt: Is It Possible?

The campus of Georgetown University is seen nearly empty as classes were canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, in Washington, DC, May 7, 2020. (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

There’s energy and pushback over a big Democratic policy proposal: forgiving student loan debt. We discuss the debate over student loan forgiveness.

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Naomi Zewde, assistant professor in the City University of New York’s School of Public Health. She teaches about health economics and conducts research on economics, insurance reform and other social policies. ()

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