Keith Ellison Free Education Summary

Keith Ellison is an American politician and lawyer. Ellison has been the U.S. Representative for Minnesota's 5th congressional district since 2007 and Deputy Chair of the Democratic National Committee since 2017. Ellison is open about his liberal views, as he endorsed Bernie Sanders for president in the 2016 Democratic primary. His stance on LGBTQ and Abortion make him swing left on the political spectrum making him very liberal. Therefore, it makes sense for Ellison to use The American Prospect magazine to write about his liberal belief about free education, in particular higher education. According to The American Prospect, it takes on American politics by aiming to "advance liberal and progressive goals through reporting, analysis, and debate

Ellison, the author, states in the 4th paragraph that student loans are the largest form of personal debt in America; 38 million Americans owed more than 1.3 trillion in student loans. Arguing that before a degree used to mean access to the middle class and economic stability, however today student loan debt increases inequality and makes it harder to reach for low-income graduates especially those of colors.
Ellison however proposes a solution of federal investment to states to lower the overall cost public colleges and universities. Ellison argues that federal investment in exchange for states committing to reinvest funds into higher education would offer for a more affordable education. His solution would be laid out as so:***
1st. Federal Investments to states to lower cost of public colleges and

Ellison argues that since education is a priority in the American household, higher education should be as well. Therefore Ellison argues to extend the public schooling to higher education as well, since the United States is committed to educating all of its people, poor and rich. Ellison also serves for the House Committe on Financial Services, which allows for credibility to build on his repor. Therefore his proposal on higher education does decode the problem.
Ellison's analysis of how with the help of the federal government, higher education could be accessible for all American students makes a persuasive argument. He does so by providing his reader with what higher education is like now, with the possibility of what it could be. He reports that higher education leaves American students with a growing amount of debt that would surpass auto loan debt, and credit card debt according to his article. His argument of course persuades me personally because I am currently one of those American