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| Inflation continues to plague the country, interest rates are spiking and stocks are down. And President Joe Biden's misguided student loan forgiveness plan will only fuel higher prices by dumping a lot more money into the economy. |
| It's a short-sighted ploy for midterm votes, and it's likely to backfire on him and his fellow Democrats. |
| Thankfully, the Pacific Legal Foundation is standing up for taxpayers' interests and has filed a lawsuit today challenging the loan cancellation announced last month. |
 | | USA TODAY columnist Ingrid Jacques | | Eric Seals/Detroit Free Press via USA TODAY Network | |
| Roughly 60% of Americans don't have a bachelor's degree and many others have paid off their student loans. So why should they have to shoulder the burden of other people's costly choices? |
| In addition, the fact Biden made this decision unilaterally, apart from Congress, is "flagrantly illegal," according to PLF. The costs could easily exceed $500 billion – a huge appropriation that should have gone through the legislative process. |
| The Pacific Legal Foundation seeks to put a stop to the loan cancellation altogether and is going about it by representing a plaintiff who will actually be harmed by the loan forgiveness. As I discuss in my column today, this lawsuit seeks to uphold the separation of powers, and it's a welcome development. |
| — Ingrid Jacques |
I spent years in solitary confinement. End this horrific mistreatment. |
| By Donna Hylton |
| At the age of 21, I was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison and sent to a New York state facility. It was a dark and violent place filled with cries of pain and suffering. |
 | | Donna Hylton speaks at the #whatabouther rally in support for the women being held at Riker's Island, in front of the New York Stock exchange on April 26, 2021 in New York City. | | Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images | |
| My wing was a corridor of 24 cells that housed mostly Black bodies longing for help. And after a prison theft – during which I was accused of wrongdoing, but not involved – I was sent to solitary confinement and spent a year proving my innocence. |
| Walking out to see sunlight after a year was painful. Being around people again felt different. Trying to be normal felt abnormal. Read more... |
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