Topic: Joe Biden
Ali Velshi says “Bidenomics” Benefit Red States Most
MSNBC anchor and Citizen Board member says those who reject Biden and his policies are benefiting — and taking credit for — them
By Ali VelshiDoes the Supreme Court See Higher Education as a Public Good?
A longtime university president, who has seen innumerable low-income students struggling to pay for their college education, deplores the legal reasoning behind the Court’s blocking of debt relief
By Elaine MaimonYo Biden, Campaign Like Jagger
Is ageism the last acceptable prejudice? What progressives who fixate on his age miss about Joe Biden’s political chops
By Larry PlattBrian Fitzpatrick For Speaker of the House?
What do the Bucks County Republican, Bono and ex-Congressman Charlie Dent all have in common? Maybe a way to calm Washington’s raging culture wars
By Larry PlattNow is the Time to Protect DREAMers
A rare lame duck session of Congress provides opportunity to protect Americans who arrived to the U.S. as children
By Elaine MaimonThe Jewish Obama! Niceness Makes a Comeback! The Best PA Reporter Commutes From London!
And other notes from a crazy, conventional wisdom-defying election
By Larry PlattVote For Higher Ed
Higher education as a public good is on the ballot this November. A longtime college president highlights the stark choices
By Elaine MaimonPresident Biden’s Higher Ed Transformation
A long-time college president says student debt forgiveness is a return to the idea of college as a public good — and recommends more ways to stop debt before it starts
By Elaine MaimonJoe Biden’s Master Class in … Politics?
Does the Biden administration’s recent winning streak, including the Inflation Reduction and CHIPS and Science Acts, contain an object lesson for Philly?
By Larry PlattForgiving Student Loans… For Public Servants
Rather than canceling student debt for everyone, a longtime college president points to recently revised standards for college loan forgiveness that apply to teachers, police officers, firefighters and others in public service
By Elaine Maimon