Default in Our Loans
Today, Explained 
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Education Secretary Betsy DeVos told states to back off regulating the nine private companies that lend money to students last week. That could mean more student debt and more student defaults when both are already at record highs. Vox’s Libby Nelson tells Sean Rameswaram about the national crisis we never solved. And we say goodbye to Stephen Hawking. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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