Should We Get Rid of the Debt Limit?
The United States federal government has been operating thanks to a succession of short-term funding bills, the most recent one signed in November 2019 to extend funding through December 20. 2019.
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Podcasting with Up to Us Alumni: Sahej Verma
Podcasting with Up to Us Alumni: Sahej Verma
This spring, we challenged Up to Us alumni to tell us about an issue that matters to them and then create a...
What Coronavirus Means for a Shifting Higher Education Landscape
Universities across America are facing grim statistics amid the coronavirus outbreak. Voluntary social distancing and state-wide stay-at-home orders are forcing...
Up to Us Voices: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
Only days before the holiday break, President Trump signed the tax cut bill on December 22, 2017. While there was lots of coverage on the bill and its many...
Who does the US owe money to?
The national debt currently exceeds $37 trillion. In the 2020s, the U.S. has added debt at a rate of $1 trillion every 5 months, which is more than twice the rate that has prevailed over the past 25 years. The current level of spending is unsustainable, and experts agree that the current deficit will have disastrous consequences for the economy.
Northwestern University’s Fall 2020 Up to Us Team wins 2021 Wildcat Impact Award
We are excited to announce that the Fall 2020 Up to Us team from Northwestern University was recently awarded Northwestern’s Wildcat Impact Award for winter...
How the National Debt can Impact Climate Change Mitigation Efforts
Meet The Up to Us 2021 LTAP Fellows
Each year Up to Us accepts scholarship applications for the Leadership and the American Presidency (LTAP) fellowship as part of the Ronald Reagan Presidential...
Up to Us Awards of Distinction for Spring 2020 Competition
Phi Theta Kappa Alumni: Tenzin T. Kalden
Phi Theta Kappa is a national honor’s society that celebrates academic success and gives students opportunities with scholarships, professional skill-building,...