The Debt Trap Josh Mitchell Hardcover 2021 Like New Student Loans Crisis

A powerful and timely investigation into America’s student loan crisis by Wall Street Journal reporter Josh Mitchell.

The Debt Trap explores how student loans—once designed to expand opportunity—became a national economic catastrophe affecting millions of Americans. Through deep reporting and compelling storytelling, Mitchell reveals the policies, corporations, and decisions that reshaped higher education and burdened generations with debt.

Highly recommended for readers interested in:

Economics & public policy

Higher education reform

Investigative journalism

Contemporary U.S. social issues

Hardcover | First Simon & Schuster Edition (2021)