The Unz Review • An Alternative Media Selection$
A Collection of Interesting, Important, and Controversial Perspectives Largely Excluded from the American Mainstream Media
RSS
Show by ⇅ 
Print Archives1 Item • Total Print Archives • Readable Only
CounterPunch
Nothing found
 
BlogviewMike Whitney Archive
/
Student Loans
 BlogviewMike Whitney Archive
/
Student Loans

◄►Bookmark◄❌►▲ ▼Toggle AllToC▲▼Add to LibraryRemove from Library • B
Show CommentNext New CommentNext New ReplyRead More
ReplyAgree/Disagree/Etc. More... This Commenter This Thread Hide Thread Display All Comments
AgreeDisagreeThanksLOLTroll
These buttons register your public Agreement, Disagreement, Thanks, LOL, or Troll with the selected comment. They are ONLY available to recent, frequent commenters who have saved their Name+Email using the 'Remember My Information' checkbox, and may also ONLY be used three times during any eight hour period.
Ignore Commenter Follow Commenter
shutterstock_198598100-2
Blanket Student Debt Amnesty Now
• April 18, 2016
• 1,600 Words • 99 Comments • Reply
A couple weeks ago the Wall Street Journal confirmed our worst fears about the student loan program, that is, that it was going to blow up in the government’s face just like all the other gigantic debt-bubbles that preceded it. For the sake of background, here’s a brief excerpt from the article that will bring... Read More
The Diploma Mill Profiteers
Student Loans and For Profit Colleges
• April 15, 2011
• 1,700 Words • Leave a Comment
Student loans are a big business. In fact, student debt now exceeds $895 billion which is more than the total Americans owe on their credit cards. And, most of these loans are underwritten by the US government, which means that the taxpayer is on the hook when students can't repay the debt. This is a... Read More
The Student Loan Swindle
An Interview with Alan Nasser
and • February 4, 2011
• 2,500 Words • Leave a Comment
Alan Nasser is professor emeritus of Political Economy at the Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington. He co-authored "The Student Loan Debt Bubble" along with Kelly Norman, which appeared in CounterPunch.)MW Is it possible to "walk away" from a student loan and declare bankruptcy?Alan Nasser--- No, it's not possible for student debtors to escape financial... Read More
"Student Loans" Items Across Entire Archive