The Odds Are Stacked Against Today’s College Grads

Staff / Truthdig Jul 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 )

A Warning to the Next Generation of Student Debtors

Emily Wilson / Truthdig Jul 10, 2012 Explaining why she is fighting for reform of the student lending industry, Carmen Berkley bursts into tears. She is one of several borrowers interviewed in a documentary by Serge Bakalian, above. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Postal Service Closures, O’Reilly’s Non-Apology, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jun 30, 2012 A look at the day's political happenings, including congressional action on student loan rates and Glenn Beck trying to profit off of the Supreme Court's Obamacare ruling. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Grieving Father Struggles to Pay Dead Son’s Student Loans

By Marian Wang, ProPublica Jun 15, 2012 A few months after he buried his son, Francisco Reynoso began getting notices in the mail. Then the debt collectors came calling. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Where Have All the Watchdogs Gone?

Staff / Truthdig Jun 8, 2012 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: putting government watchdogs back to work, filmmaker Robert Greenwald, Occupy funnyman Nato Green, student debt and anarchy historian Thai Jones. Dig deeper

Where Have All the Watchdogs Gone?

Staff / Truthdig Jun 8, 2012 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Putting government watchdogs back to work, filmmaker Robert Greenwald, Occupy funnyman Nato Green, student debt and anarchy historian Thai Jonescom/avbooth/category/truthdig_radio/" title="Truthdig Radio">Truthdig Radio: Putting government watchdogs back to work, Robert Greenwald, Nato Green, student debt and Thai Jones. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

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 )

Graduation

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 )

Loaner

Mike Luckovich / Truthdig May 8, 2012 Dig deeper