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The 30-Year Economic Betrayal Dragging Down Millennials' Income
The full scale of the financial rout facing millennials is revealed today in exclusive new data that points to a perfect storm of factors besetting an entire generation of young adults around the world: debt, joblessness and unaffordable rent.
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Why Student Loans are Creating a Permanent U.S. Underclass
With private lenders out of the business, government is now in charge of issuing newer debt – but rather than alleviating the problem faced by young Americans, some programs on offer seem as predatory as what came before them.
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Student Debt Protests Escalate After Armed Marshals Arrest Man for Old Loans
Seven U.S. marshals armed with automatic weapons turned up at Paul Aker’s home in Houston, Texas, last week to arrest him over a $1,500 student loan debt dating back to 1987.
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Why We Need Debtors’ Unions, Part I
Aiming to build collective power in an age of financial absolutism, the Debt Collective is piloting a new kind of organization: the debtors’ union.
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Million Student March On Nov. 12 Calls for Free Tuition and End to Debt
“We’re waking up with empty hands and empty pockets and realizing that we shouldn’t be shackled to debt before we even enter the adult world."
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Debt By Degrees: How America's Wealthiest Colleges Are Saddling the Poorest Students With Debt
New data shows that more than a quarter of the nation’s 60 richest universities leave their low-income students owing an average of more than $20,000 in federal loans.
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The College Bureaucracy: How Education Forgot the Students and Became A Business
University bureaucracies are furthering the neo-liberalization of education, which is now viewed as a business.
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Free College, Cancelled Debt: Will This Soon Be America's Reality?
In an exciting development, Democrats in the House and Senate have introduced matching resolutions to guarantee that all students have access to debt-free college educations.
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Obama Issues Modest "Student Aid Bill Of Rights" For Millions Drowning In College Debt
Not only should every American be able to afford college, they also should be able to afford the loan payments that kick into overdrive once they graduate.
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Former Students Launch Debt Strike Against College, Fueling Next Stage in the Movement
On Monday, a group called Debt Collective said former students of the for-profit Corinthian Colleges Inc. will stop paying their loans – signaling an escalation in the nationwide student fight against skyrocketing student debt.
