Tax The Super Rich NOW, Or Pay The Price

I'd say this article makes some pretty good arguments about why the super rich in this country NEED to be taxed (as if this should even...

Tax Breaks For Employers Who Help Employees Pay Back Student Loans

Rhode Island Legislator  Chris Blazejewski has proposed something quite intriguing in RI. Why not offer something like this nationwide? I kn...

Mailing

Thanks again for your generous donations . As you all know, the content at AEM is entirely free, but it obviously takes a lot of time and ef...

Mixture Of Happiness And Dread: "My son just got accepted into UC-Santa Cruz, but . . ."

A woman wrote to me last night and let me know that she has mixed feelings about her son's acceptance letter from UC-Santa Cruz. I think...

Donate To AEM And Get A Sticker With Our New Logo By Paul Ramirez!

Donate to AEM and receive a sticker with our logo that was designed by graphic artist Paul Ramirez. You have a choice of two colors: orange ...

Politicians! Listen Up . . .Student Debtors . . .

are not the same as prospective/current debtors. Again, current student loan debtors are not the same thing. That's right. Indentured ed...

Quick Question: Net Price Calculators - Used it? If so, any success?

It's that terrifying and exciting time of year for parents and prospective students. The applications for college admission have been se...

Quick Quote

"True progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice."  - St. Francis of Assisi 

Part I: A More Formal Critique

Apparently critiques of President Obama are not popular among some of my readers. In previous posts about the President, here's what a f...

What The Protests In Wisconsin, Ohio, And Indiana Mean For The Indentured Educated Class

Class Warfare And Exposing Lies If you decide to declare class warfare on the poor and the ever-shrinking middle class (soon to be extinct, ...

In Your Words: Seeking Testimonials

Do you want to share your story about being an indentured educated citizen? We want to hear from you. Your stories help other debtors know t...

Quick Post: Congratulations EduLender!

EduLender raises $1 million for student loan comparison engine. 

To Hell With Bitterness. Here's To Collaboration And Groups Who Count - Celebrating SponsorChange.org

Y our generous contributions help keep AEM, Inc. alive and well. It also allows us to expose the truth about the student lending crisis. Wit...

AEM Logo - Thank you, Paul Ramirez

Thanks to Paul Ramirez, AEM now has a sleek, new logo. Check it out. Paul, thank you so much again for designing this logo for us!

Quick Post: Latest Piece - Published By USA TODAY

My latest piece, "What The Government Should Be Doing To Ease Student Loan Debt," has been published by USA Today. Let me know wh...

Conversations That Matter: Alan Nasser (Part IV)

The ruined Spanish-Gothic interior of the United Artists theater in Detroit. C. Howard Crane built the cinema in 1928. Photograph from the c...

The American Student – From Graduating Class to Debtor Class

Jerry Ashton , the host of "Down But Not Out - America's Revolt Against Being 'Written Off,'" recently interviewed me...