Student Loan Forgiveness, the Latest Oath Keepers Indictment, and More

January 18, 2022

Across-the-board student loan forgiveness is a costly and ineffective way to reduce economic gaps by race or socioeconomic status. Only targeted policies can address the inequities caused by federal student lending programs, writes Adam Looney in his latest paper.

Last week, the Justice Department unsealed the indictment of Stewart Rhodes—the founder and leader of the right-wing Oath Keepers militia—and several of his deputies for playing central roles in orchestrating the assault on the U.S. Capitol. Scott Anderson, Quinta Jurecic, Rohini Kurup, Natalie Orpett, and Alan Rozenshtein discuss how the indictment shows the limits of criminal law in responding to the events of January 6.

Amid uncertainty about final rules for American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds and the length of the COVID-19 pandemic, many cities and counties have delayed their deployments of federal relief dollars. With final guidance on the ARP now available from the U.S. Department of the Treasury, local leaders must step up to the plate, Alan Berube and Eli Byerly-Duke argue.

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