Education With a Debt Sentence

By Astra Taylor and Hannah Appel, TomDispatch Sep 22, 2014 Imagine corporations that intentionally target low-income single mothers as ideal customers. Imagine that these same companies claim to sell tickets to the American dream -- gainful employment, the chance for a middle class life. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

Occupy Activists Try to Restore Our Faith in ‘Collective Power’ by Wiping $3.9M of Student Loan Debt

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Sep 18, 2014 The Strike Debt movement, which has its roots in Occupy Wall Street, bought and "abolished" a portfolio that included the student loan debts of 2,700 students who had attended the privately run Everest College. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Student Debt Catches Even the Elderly

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 15, 2014 An estimated 2 million Americans age 60 and older are in debt from unpaid student loans, whether from money borrowed long ago or from more recent borrowing to fund degrees for family members. And some are having their Social Security payments garnished as a result. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

John Oliver on Student Debt: Our Leaders Have Decided Education Is Not Important Enough to Pay For

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Sep 8, 2014 In an inspired back-to-school rant, John Oliver encourages college freshmen to enjoy every last second of what will undoubtedly be the best years of their lives since every year that comes after will be marked with crushing, inescapable debt. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Why College Shouldn’t Be the Only Gateway to the Middle Class

Robert Reich / Truthdig Sep 2, 2014 This week, millions of young people head to college and universities, aiming for a four-year liberal arts degree. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Student Loan Debt

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Student Debt: Blame Lawmakers, Tax-Shirking Rich, War on Drugs, Not Universities

Juan Cole / Truthdig Jun 10, 2014 Why is tuition so high in state universities that The New York Times is wondering whether families will go on being able to afford it? Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Elizabeth Warren’s ‘Bank on Students’ Emergency Loan Refinancing Act to Get Obama’s Endorsement

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Jun 9, 2014 After some initial resistance, President Obama is expected to announce his support Monday for an overhaul of the federal student loan program proposed by Sen. Elizabeth Warren. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Saddled with Debt

Steve Sack, Cagle Cartoons, The Minneapolis Star Tribune Jun 1, 2014 Dig deeper

‘Borrowing to Attend an American College May Be Hazardous to Your Dreams’

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig May 27, 2014 What if the real reason college has become increasingly inaccessible is that the institution itself is a "scam meant to perpetuate the 1 percent?" Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Student Debt

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Study: Highest-Paid University Presidents Benefit From Soaring Student Debt and Low-Wage Adjuncts

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig May 20, 2014 It seems there's no coincidence that the university administrators with the fattest paychecks head schools in which students and adjuncts have the most to lose. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )