Tag Archives: Student Debt

Slavery Is Freedom

Posted on February 6, 2014 by DRenegade

See additional comments on Tea Party Nation One of the tenets in George Orwell’s 1984 was “slavery is freedom”. Michelle Obama yesterday told our children that higher education is freedom. According to CNNMoney: The average debt load for the class … Continue reading →

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The New Face of Slavery

Posted on September 27, 2012 by DRenegade

Student Debt Burden Hits Record 20% of Households With college enrollment growing, student debt has stretched to a record number of U.S. households — nearly 1 in 5 — with the biggest burdens falling on the young and poor. The … Continue reading →

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Dummies for College

Posted on June 26, 2012 by DRenegade

From Van Jones’ Rebuild the Dream: Student loans are drowning a generation in debt and undermining American prosperity. Rebuild the Dream community member Paul Zehrer put together this great new video that puts a human face on the crisis. We need … Continue reading →

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