Burdened: Student Debt and the Making of an American Crisis

*ONE OF THE NEW YORKERS BEST BOOKS OF 2024*

“A powerful argument for reforming this system.”—The New York Times

An urgent investigation of student debt in America, this deeply researched book on higher education reveals the corrupt systems, rotten policies, and bad actors that have created a $1.7 trillion crisis.

College costs more today than ever and is worth less. Tuition at public colleges has more than tripled in the past 50 years, while the system of financial aid has failed to keep up. O...