Student Debt as a Human Rights Issue

Staff / Truthdig May 25, 2012 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: A student loan crisis just in time for graduation and "More Powerful Than Dynamite" author Thai Jones. Dig deeper

Student Debt as a Human Rights Issue

Staff / Truthdig May 25, 2012 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: A student loan crisis just in time for graduation and "More Powerful Than Dynamite" author Thai Jones. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

As Deadline Nears, Dueling Student Loan Bills Stall in Senate

Staff / Truthdig May 25, 2012 Despite agreeing that low federal student loan interest rates should be extended, Democrats and Republicans have not been able to come together to do so. On Thursday, the Senate rejected two competing plans that would have kept student loan rates from doubling to 6.8 percent on July 1. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

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Clay Bennett / Truthdig May 16, 2012 Dig deeper

Student Loan Bill Stalls in Senate

Staff / Truthdig May 9, 2012 Democratic legislation that would prevent student loan interest rates from doubling was blocked in the Senate by Republicans on Tuesday. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

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Mike Luckovich / Truthdig May 8, 2012 Dig deeper

Revolution Brewing on Student Debt

Staff / Truthdig May 7, 2012 The U.S. once led the world in free education. The recent debate in Washington about whether to let student loan interest rates double ignores the fact that many students already cannot afford a college education or advanced training. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

House Passes Student Loan Bill That Would Cut Preventive Health Programs

Staff / Truthdig Apr 28, 2012 The GOP's assault on women's health continued Friday as the House passed a bill to prevent a hike in student loan interest rates, a legislative remedy that would be paid for with money from a preventive health program that funds breast and cervical cancer screenings. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Time to Start Preoccupying Wall Street

Lawrence Weschler / Truthdig Dec 10, 2011 What would it be like if activists were to spend the next several months developing, articulating and organizing toward a major national mortgage and student loan strike? Such a loan strike would be slated to begin on some specific preannounced date in the intermediate future. Why not, say, on Oct. 1, 2012, right in the middle of the next presidential campaign?Tyrannies all over the world exist in the ironclad certainty that people are nothing more than meat on sticks. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )

A Poet’s-Eye View of Occupy Berkeley

Staff / Truthdig Nov 21, 2011 When he caught wind of conflict between students and police on campus, former poet laureate and UC Berkeley professor Robert Hass rushed to the scene on Nov. 9, only to witness local riot police beating students -- and eventually his wife and him, too -- with billy clubs. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Growing Student Debt Bubble

Staff / Truthdig Sep 26, 2011 In the aftermath of the stock market failure of 2008, another type of economic bubble is swelling: student debt. And it's no surprise, since Congress has done nothing to change the lending practices that brought the U.S. to the brink three years ago. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Quicksand of Debt for U.S. College Students

Staff / Truthdig Sep 8, 2011 According to the Project on Student Debt, the average arrears for graduating U.S. students is $24,000, but that figure is low for many who are entering a state of sustained debt peonage during the wonder years of young adulthood. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )