Congress has removed nearly every consumer protection from student loans, including bankruptcy protections, statutes of limitations and truth in lending requirements.
Sarah Jaffe, Mike Konczal, David Graeber, Astra Taylor, Brian Kalkbrenner, N+1 Magazine. May 8, 2012.
David Graeber, Mike Konczal, Sarah Jaffe and Brian Kalkbrenner discuss debt--what it is, why we're drowning in it, why it's a political issue. Moderated by Astra Taylor.
I am aware of the total lack of consumer protection associated with student debt. But I took a long, hard look at the numbers, and I realized that I am already a slave.
Anya Kamenetz, Chelsea Green Publishing. April 12, 2010.
The insanity of the private loan market is part of the excesses of the entire credit industry in the past few years. Understanding one means understanding the other.
Veteran TV journalist and media critic Danny Schechter's new film, "In Debt We Trust," shows us how financial insecurity has become a staple of American life.
