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Coming up on Connections: Monday, September 15th

NPR

First hour: Analyzing Senator Elizabeth Warren's new student loan bill

Second hour: The hidden messages in our news and internet world

In our first hour, we take a look at Senator Elizabeth Warren's proposal to alleviate student loan debt. Can it work? Our panel includes expertise from education, finance, and an economist. Senator Warren notes that the country's combined student loan debt now exceeds a trillion dollars, and she calls it a scandal. 

In our second hour, what are the new hidden messages in your news supply? How can you discern an ad that is made to look like news? Is it ethical? Also, we look at the "message makers" -- the people in public relations who shape much of the conversation in our daily news.