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President Joe Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act into law early this month, a $1.9 trillion stimulus bill to revive the American economy from the effects of COVID-19.
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The American Rescue Plan and what it means for UMKC students

Caleb Robbins
March 22, 2021

President Joe Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act into law early this month, a $1.9 trillion stimulus bill to revive the American economy from the effects of COVID-19. “It’s never a good bet to bet against America,” Biden said in an address to the nation. “America...

Moderate Senate Democrats Joe Manchin (right) of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema (left) of Arizona

The absurdity of moderation

Brenden Hill
March 17, 2021

The long-awaited American Rescue Plan, the Biden administration’s COVID-19 relief package, was signed into law last week. The $1.9 trillion legislation is one of the most progressive bills signed in decades.  The significance of this bill in the fight against the pandemic...

Cartoon silhouette of President Joe Biden and a stack of clip art money with a graduation cap on top

Debt forgiveness: The bigger the better

Brenden Hill
February 17, 2021

In contemporary America, students take out crippling student loans with the assumption that the prospects afforded by college will solve any future financial woes. That line of thinking, spoon-fed to all kids one way or another, has proven to not match reality. Not only...

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