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A Crisis of Affordability: How Our Public Colleges Are Turning into Gated Communities for the Wealthy

Andy Kroll, TomDispatch.com. April 3, 2009.

Attending a four-year public college may soon be out of reach for all but the wealthiest. This is the greatest assault yet to the American dream.

Are Students the New Indentured Servants?

Jeffrey J. Williams, Dissent Magazine. February 5, 2009.

College student-loan debt has revived the spirit of indenture for a sizable proportion of contemporary Americans.

Financial Crisis Sends Tuition Costs Sky-High as Colleges Face Crunch

Pedro de la Torre III, Campus Progress. December 31, 2008.

Not everyone is suffering equally: low and middle income students are particularly vulnerable in the current economic environment.

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