Robert Scheer / TruthdigMay 14, 2013
How astonishing to have a public servant who actually cares to inform the public about the inner workings of the system of crony capitalism that has wedded big government with big business. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigMay 11, 2013
Crippling student debt is keeping hundreds of thousands of Americans from spending money on goods and services in the real economy, which is constraining the nation's recovery. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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Tracy Bloom / TruthdigMay 9, 2013
The senator's first piece of stand-alone legislation is aimed at giving students who take out federally subsidized loans the same interest rate the big banks get when they borrow from the government. Student loans rates are set to go up to 6.8 percent July 1. Meantime, the big banks responsible for plunging the economy into a recession a few short years ago pay just 0.75 percent Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigMar 7, 2013
College costs climbed to an all-time high in 2012 while state and local funding for items such as operating expenses and student aid fell, a new report shows. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigFeb 6, 2013
"The increase in the amount of defaulted loans among poor students comes as President Barack Obama says he wants to expand access to college for working-class families and increase funding for the Perkins program," Bloomberg reports. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigOct 30, 2012
While Obama flew home to take command of the federal response to Hurricane Sandy, the campaign marched on Monday, with 66-year-old Bill Clinton trying to catalyze the youth vote in Florida. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 10, 2012
Students all over America are defaulting on their student loans, especially those who attended private, profit-making institutions; Democrats' chants about Osama bin Laden's death take us back to George W. Bush's boasts about Saddam Hussein; meanwhile, new scientific studies prove organic produce contains fewer pesticides and bacteria. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJul 21, 2012
Banks gave money to needy college students without considering whether borrowers could repay, then bundled and resold the loans to avoid losing money when students defaulted -- lending practices that mirror the run-up to the subprime mortgage crisis. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 10, 2012
Half of all recent college graduates are jobless or underemployed, with mounting student debt levels creating huge obstacles for millions of young people, an analysis of government data for The Associated Press has found. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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