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Senator Harkin's office

It's important to give credit where credit is due. For instance, when I received a letter from President Obama, I made a point to applau...

Take Action Now! Memo from TICAS.org

I received this memo from TICAS today (insomnia works wonders when you're an advocate. Ha.). In any event, I wanted to spread the word...

TormentorSioux needs an Education

TormentorSioux is a frequent poster on Education Matters. Since his/her remarks are usually gratuitous, I don't always bother putting th...

It's sexist to say this, but, yeah, it's hysterical

We are, after all, talking about the hopefully soon to be anachronistic, matronly Sallie Mae, so calling this piece of evidence hysterical (...

Government is bad?

Let's say most reply with a flat "yes" to this question. However, a more nuanced response will lead us to so many answers, and...

Methinks this is a huge sign of progress

The end of last week came with some encouraging news. Before I am taken to task, however, for praising this next piece of legislation, let m...

Big News - Senators Durbin and Cohen introducing a new bill!

So, there's something else on the table for student loan debtors! SAFRA isn't just the end. Thank the high heavens! Senators and U.S...

How dare you say we're not experiencing a second Great Depression

Find the following links below. Don't worry, I won't even get into those for whom I advocate (they are suffering greatly, along with...

Do you have FFELP loans?

In the last few days, I've noticed that more people have gotten in touch with me, and are frantic about the fact that they are now, and ...

Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. and Student Loan Forgiveness

 As many of you are already aware, Jesse Jackson and the Rainbow Push Coalition are having a convention this coming June in Chicago. I was e...

Blogger at SponsorChange.Org

As many of you know, I am an affiliated partner of SponsorChange.Org. I just wrote my first piece for them - "Why SponsorChange.Org Ins...

Please tell me, that it doesn't end here . . .

As many of you know, we're embarking on the second letter writing campaign to the White House. So, if you haven't signed up yet, ple...