Biden Withdraws Proposals on Trans Athlete Protections — and Student Debt Relief While He’s At It

Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Sign up for The Agenda — Them’s news and politics newsletter, delivered to your inbox every Thursday. The Biden administration has withdrawn its efforts to provide protections to transgender student athletes and forgive student loans. The Department of Education (DOE) issued a document explaining the withdrawal in the Federal Register on Friday,…

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Jubilee USA partners with Caritas International in debt relief campaign for poor countries

By Madalaine Elhabbal Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 26, 2024 / 14:30 pm Continuing St. John Paul II’s mission from the 2000 Jubilee, a U.S.-based jubilee network is partnering with international aid organizations to provide debt relief for the world’s poorest countries during the 2025 Jubilee Year.  Representatives from Caritas Internationalis and Jubilee USA Network, a…

Breaking the ‘Paradox of Plenty’: Turning Africa’s wealth into shared prosperity

The paradox of plenty in Africa is as visible as it is frustrating – a continent endowed with immense natural wealth yet burdened by poverty, hunger, and unsustainable debt. Every year, $90 billion escapes Africa through illicit financial flows, funds that could transform healthcare and infrastructure. Meanwhile, about 282 million people remain undernourished, and more than…