On AlterNet: student loans

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "student loans"

Debtor's Revolution: Are Debt Strikes Another Possible Tactic in the Fight Against the Big Banks?

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. November 3, 2011.

What does it mean to stop cooperating with the banks? Some activists, organizers, and technologists think the answer might be mass refusal to pay debts.

The $1 Trillion Student Loan Rip-Off: How an Entire Generation Was Tricked into Taking on Crushing Debt That Just Enriches Banks

Alex Pareene, Salon. October 20, 2011.

Young people accepted a home mortgage worth of debt before they ever even had a regular income based on phony promises.

Vision: 5 Ways Young Americans Can Fight Back Against Student Loan Debt, the Drug Industry, and More

Rae Gomes, AlterNet. September 26, 2011.

Young people may feel helpless about the corporatocracy, but they have the potential to overcome many barriers.

The Next Bubble Is About to Burst: College Grads Face Dwindling Jobs and Mounting Loans

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. June 1, 2011.

Today's graduates face miserable job prospects, and experts say the student loan crisis could be worse than the credit card or housing bubbles.

The For-Profit College Scam -- Pocketing Tax Dollars and Subsidizing Economic Inequality

Sam Pizzigati, Too Much: A Commentary on Excess and Inequality. September 17, 2010.

The power suits who run the for-profit educational industry enjoy paychecks in the multi-millions, often quadrupling the profit margins of defense contractors.

Bogus 'Obama Mom' Grants Lure Students

Sharona Coutts, ProPublica. July 23, 2010.

With the availability of billions in new federal grants for financially needy students, some marketers are targeting 'Obama moms' with misleading ads.

How a New Generation Can Avoid Getting Bankrupted by Student Loan Payments

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.

Obama and Dems Put a Stop to the Republicans' Kickback Cash Cow in the College Loan Industry

Alexander Zaitchik, AlterNet. March 31, 2010.

For years, Sallie Mae fed on taxpayers to finance Republican campaigns and private golf courses for their executives. No more.

Mountains of Student Debt, and the Political Will for Solutions Are at Hand

The Progress ReportMarch 10, 2010.

It's time to kick profit-seeking private student lenders out of the loaning process.

Wingnut: "Crushing Student Loan Debt" Doubles as Good Birth Control

Wendy Norris, RH Reality Check AlterNet: PEEK. December 15, 2009.

Allan Carlson, ever the anti-feminist, is at it again.

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.

Going to College & Grad School Looks Like a Disaster

Nan Mooney, AlterNet. December 2, 2008.

Thinking about going back to school in a weak jobs market? Students face a plague of loan problems, less aid and higher tuition and fees.

The Beast That Swallows Its Young

Isaac Fitzgerald, AlterNet AlterNet: Video. June 24, 2008.

A great music video by Matt Kresling highlights the cost of education.

Banks Stop Lending to Community Colleges

Jill C., Brilliant at Breakfast AlterNet: PEEK. June 2, 2008.

Community and two-year college students become victims of the credit pinch.

One Student Does the Incredible: Gets Law Passed for State to Pay Off College Debts

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. June 30, 2007.

Andrew Bossie found the staggering costs of tuition, books, and living expenses at college in Maine to be untenable. Working with fellow activists, his campaign eventually convinced the Legislature to offer a way out of debt.

How Commercial Banks and Private Firms Are Dictating Who Goes To College

Nomi Prins, Newsday. June 21, 2007.

The government can do more to make borrowing for college tuition a benefit, not a burden.

The emerging scandal over student loans...

Robert Reich, AlterNet: PEEK. April 12, 2007.

Robert Reich: The Real story.