Hi, Sallie Mae!

I see you are visiting my page, and you're taking a look at Occupy Sallie Mae. Yup. That's what we have up our sleeve! Are you ready...

Happy Birthday, AEM!!!!

AEM has just turned 1 - isn't that great! We've accomplished a lot in just one year, so think about what we'll accomplish in the...

Student Loan Forgiveness Needs To Happen Now, And We Also Need To Use New Language To Wage Our Battle

Despite was others say about student loan forgiveness, it is not provocative at all. Claiming that sort of thing actually serves to hurt the...

Police State: Occupy Oakland Turns Dramatically Violent

Occupy Oakland has been under siege for several hours this evening - tear gas (at least 6 rounds now), rubber bullets, and flash hand grenad...

Obama Announces Executive Action to Help Student Loan Borrowers

I was on a conference call today with the White House to discuss President Obama's plan to help student loan borrowers. The piece can be...

"We Can't Wait" Speech by President Obama - This Wed. in Denver, CO

President Obama will be giving a speech entitled, "We Can't Wait," this coming Wed. in Denver, CO. In this speech he'll te...

#OWS: The Mayors List

Before I headed up to Tulsa, Oklahoma last weekend to meet occupiers there, I had a long conversation with author and activist Barbara Ehren...

[UPDATE] Tune In This Evening at 10 PM EST To Casey Ryan's The Cutting Room Floor

Casey Ryan has invited me on as a guest to discuss student loan debt and OWS this evening. Please tune in at 10 PM EST to listen.  Thanks to...

Latest Piece: Outstanding Student Loan Debt to Hit $1 Trillion Before End of 2011

Here's my latest piece at The Loop 21.com about hitting the $1 trillion mark before the end of 2011 .

BREAKING: Outstanding Student Loan Debt To Hit $1 TRILLION THIS YEAR

Support original research and an advocate for the indentured educated class. Donate today.  I just read an article in USA Today  about stud...

Reader Responses: College Professor Denouncing Student Loan Debt

The We Are Part of The 99% Tumblr project is a powerful, historical narrative about the occupy protests. I have taken some of the images th...

Epic Poetry from Anonymous: A Tribute To The Occupiers

Thom Hartmann received this amazing video and poem from Anonymous . He's right - it's profound poetry, and it speaks for all of us w...

Fox At Their Most Pathetic: Nazis Support Occupy!

Here's a reason why education is critical. It helps you weed out the bullshit and understand how propaganda works. It helps you understa...

Docs About All Education for Occupiers at #OWS protests

A lot of folks have asked me for fliers that describe the work of All Education Matters. I already have a doc that describes the history of ...

Great Infographic: The Student Loan Debt Racket

Check it out here .

WE OCCUPY

And unlike some cheating journalists and writers, I believe in giving credit to those who CREATE such content. John De Guzman shared this on...

Letter of Support from Australia: "Your work is resonating far and wide"

Last week, I received a great letter from a gentleman in Australia. While the majority of my readers are from the U.S., I actually am receiv...

"Clean Up" of Zuccotti Park Called Off!

A protester just stated that nearly 2,000  people showed up to support those who in the park, and that the clean up has been postponed! That...

Call To Action: Occupy Wall Street Under Threat

A colleague of mine, Marvin Bing, sent this email to me this evening about what's going on in NYC. As many of you are aware, Bloomberg i...

Seriously Subversive: Occupy Austin

Here's my latest report about Occupy Austin on my new column - Seriously Subversive - at Hypervocal .

Conversation With First Tier Toilet About Occupy Wall Street

The creator of First Tier Toilet was kind enough to request a brief interview about my thoughts on the occupy movement. Here's what we d...

Wall Street Journal Snoozes, But Apparently Wakes Up To See The Connection Between #OWS and Student Loan Debt

Wow. So, I have been reporting, as well as others, notably Dustin Slaughter (@DustinSlaughter), about the direct relationship between the o...

Powerful Image: College Professor Denouncing Student Loan Debt

A reader sent me this image, so I am not sure it was sent to "We are Part of the 99%" Tumblr blog. I think it's safe to assum...

Barbara Ehrenreich: "The Guys in the 1% Brought This On"

Ehrenreich offers accurate and superb analysis, in a recent piece published by The Progressive , on why the guys at the top are to blame fo...

Youth Across the World Denouncing Neoliberalism, the Politics of Hate, and Casino Capitalism

This clip (below) is outstanding, and Professor Jeffrey Sachs is absolutely right about young people - we want our world back, and we want i...

We are the 99 Percent Tumblr: 17-year-old Indentured Educated Girl

I can't take credit for this image. It comes from the outstanding blog, "We are the 99 Percent Tumblr."  THIS. LOOK AT THIS. H...

Fox News: Poll About Occupy Wall Street (#OWS)

Fox has put out a poll about Occupy Wall Street. I encourage y'all to vote .

Data and Ideology of the We are 99% Tumblr

This collection of data   about the We are 99% Tumblr is fascinating. The image of that 4-year-old boy is tragic. It really hits on the fact...

Most Amazing Image Today: World War II Veteran Supports Occupy Wall Street

The image says it all. Respect. Source: @dustinslaughter 

Another Platform for the Indentured Educated Class: Seriously Subversive

The folks at Hypervocal extended a gracious invitation to me, and asked if I'd be interested in being a contributor at their site. I ac...

Heading to Austin and Raising More Funds

Help me get to 7-10 cities to represent you, to interview protesters, and to disseminate critical information about the student lending cris...

[UPDATED] Latest: Cops Beating Protesters at Occupy Wall Street Protest

The clip below is ugly and deplorable. That is why we have to remember that these people - those who are protesting - are our heroes. They a...