[dropcap]M[/dropcap]assive student loan debt is a symptom. The real problem is the ballooning cost of college beyond what most people can pay, and beyond what many see as reasonable. Colleges have billions of dollars in endowments (savings investments), their executive ranks

The following is a commentary and analysis[hr] [dropcap]W[/dropcap]hether you’re a Democrat or Republican–or someone who doesn’t care at all about politics–it’s hard not to notice the massive campaigns to influence opinion on social media, the news and out there in

This week: More reporting that powerful interests tried to keep off the air.[hr] Big banks paid tens of billions of dollars in fines for alleged fraud and misrepresentation after the U.S. mortgage crisis. But not one top banker has been indicted

[quote]“Make the Netherlands Great Again” is the motto of a man running for Prime Minister in the Netherlands. [/quote] Sunday on Full Measure with Sharyl Attkisson, Scott Thuman goes Dutch to trace the populist movement rising against the elite establishment

Above image: Attkisson at 2013 Emmy Awards as presenter, recipient of Investigative Emmy Award for “Investigating Congress,” including an undercover investigation into Republican fundraising; 2013 Emmy nominations for “Benghazi: Dying for Security” and “Green Energy Going Red.”[hr] The following is

The following is a news opinion and analysis[hr] An Open Letter to Journalism Students: A counterpoint to Columbia Journalism Review’s defense of Buzzfeed’s publication of unverified and false political opposition research material.[hr] More surprising than BuzzFeed’s publication of politically-motivated opposition