Student Loan Rate Bill Passes In The House: Rates Remain The Same

This is big news - so glad that they passed this bill last week. I want to thank all the activists and politicians who have worked tireless...

Partisan Battle Continued: Interest Rates on Student Loan To Increase?

Most of you have probably already heard, but in case you haven't, student loan interest rates on Stafford loans are set to double on Sat...

Cruel and Inhumane Punishment - "Father Struggles To Pay Dead Son's Student Loans"

I have heard so many stories that are similar to this one. It's infuriating, because it is unjust and cruel and unnecessary. The creatio...

Fleeing Debt - Will It Become More Difficult Or Even Impossible?

There were many reasons why people in the past fled their homelands. A significant one? Escaping the punishing existence of indebtedness. I ...

Student Loan Debt Refugees - Fleeing The Country Because Of Student Loans?

If you are a recent graduate who is seriously planning to flee the country because of your student loan debt, I would like to interview you ...

National Emergency? Suicidal Student Debtors

The suicidal notes continue to come my way. One man told me that he is planning to kill himself. I have reached out and told him that he can...

Reader Publicly Thanks Me: "You present these issues in such a calm, rational, and unemotional manner but with great moral clarity, and this is exactly the right way to raise awareness."

It is inevitable. If you decide to stick your neck out for a cause you believe in, you get attacked from all sides. That is simply a reality...

Cryn Johannsen on student debt & suicide: "It's an unnecessary problem."

Rose Aguilar ( @roseaguilar ), who is a journalist and radio host of "Host of Your Call" on KALW 91.7 FM in San Francisco, intervi...

Graduation 2012: Doonesbury's Take On Student Loans

This strip is perfect - he's so good.

My Interview on CNN's Newsroom With Carol Costello

Here's my interview on CNN's Newsroom with Carol Costello. I was invited on to speak about the student loan rate battle, but also ma...

Chris Hedges: Quebec's Fight Is Our Fight

Chris Hedges is absolutely right. All eyes should be on Quebec right now . I also urge all student debtors to begin wearing a red square, a ...

Word of Truth Today

My pal, Charles Bivona (@charlesbivona), spoke the best word of truth today: "Tuition is theft." Es klingt richtig!