Top Student Loan Official Resigns in Protest of “Misguided” Trump Administration
Tom Williams/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Seth Frotman, who has been the student loan ombudsman at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau since 2016, announced his resignation Monday, accusing the bureau under its current leadership of having “abandoned the very consumers it is tasked by Congress with protecting” in order to advance…
Donald Trump Makes Things He Hates More Popular
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The Chicago Council on Global Affairs has been busily polling the American public, and their latest survey is about international trade. It’s become surprisingly popular ever since the trade-warrior-in-chief started his anti-trade jihad from the White House: How about that? Trump’s bellowing seems to have…
The Republican Primary for Jeff Flake’s Senate Seat is a Hot Mess
From left: Martha McSally, Sheriff Joe Arpaio, and Kelli WardMother Jones illustration Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On a Thursday evening in early August, Joe Arpaio, the former Maricopa County sheriff and current Republican candidate for US Senate from Arizona, dropped by a community center in Phoenix for his first…
Mitski’s “Be the Cowboy” Tells Tales at the Edge Between Calm and Unhinged
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. MitskiBe the CowboyDead Oceans Lavish and concise at once, “Be the Cowboy” mixes operatic drama and short pop songs in invigorating fashion. Mitski Miyawaki keeps it simple, zipping through 14 volatile tracks in 33 minutes as she acts out tales of all-consuming devotion (“Me and…
Craigslist Founder Craig Newmark Makes $1 Million Gift to Mother Jones
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Mother Jones today announced that Craig Newmark, founder of craigslist and Craig Newmark Philanthropies, has made a $1 million gift to support its investigative journalism efforts. An entrepreneur and philanthropist, Newmark is a long-time, vocal advocate for a vigorous, trustworthy press. “We’re in the middle of…
The Incredible, Rage-Inducing Inside Story of America’s Student Debt Machine
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. When Leigh McIlvaine first learned that her student loan debt could be forgiven, she was thrilled. In 2008, at age 27, she’d earned a master’s degree in urban and regional planning from the University of Minnesota. She’d accrued just under $70,000 in debt, though she…