Tracy Bloom / TruthdigJul 2, 2013
A look at the day's political happenings, including student loan interest rates double due to Congress' inaction and Texas Republicans begin their push to pass a controversial anti-abortion law in the new special legislative session after their attempts were thwarted last week. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigJul 1, 2013
A look at the day's political happenings, including Sen. Elizabeth Warren's latest fight against student loan rate increases and what the top two Senate Republicans are requesting of the NFL and other major American sports leagues. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Ellen Brown, Web of DebtJun 14, 2013
Only one proposal promises relief for millions of students whose loan interest rates will double from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent this July -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s “Bank on Students Loan Fairness Act.” Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigMay 20, 2013
The Democratic senator from New York has proposed legislation that would allow holders of student debt to refinance their loans at lower interest rates, a move that could save tens of millions of borrowers a combined $14.5 billion in the first year. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigMay 17, 2013
The Obama administration is set to pull in $51 billion from student loans this year, "a sum greater than the earnings of the nation's most profitable companies and roughly equal to the combined net income of the four largest U.S. banks by assets," The Huffington Post reports. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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