Synopsis

The burden of student debt in America has reached $1.3 trillion, a figure surpassed only by home mortgages. This surge in borrowing is directly linked to tuition costs that have climbed 226% since 1980. From college campuses across the nation, VICE investigates how readily available federal funds are inflating the price of higher education and jeopardizing America's global standing. Meanwhile, a revolutionary treatment for severe intestinal infections offers remarkable hope. Fecal transplants,