US college grads desperate to find work

Student loan debt has surpassed credit card debt in the US. One person has started the Occupy Student Debt movement. This movement is calling for US Congress to reinstate consumer protections that would keep private lenders from making millions of Americans into default. Marina Portnaya reports.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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No More Harvard Debt

nomoreharvarddebt.com | This is the story of my challenge to pay off $91k in grad school loans in ten months. I styled the film after “The Amish Project.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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No jobs for college graduates in US

A college degree used to guarantee the chance for a better life. Sadly these days it seems to guarantee virtual debt slavery. Recent graduates face an unemployment rate nearly double that of the rest of the population. Meanwhile, tuition prices are skyrocketing and student loans have surpassed the one trillion dollar mark. But also fewer [...]

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US student loan debt passes credit cards

With more students borrowing money for college, student loan debt in the US is now greater than credit card debt. But, as Dean Reynolds reports, it’s still a smart investment.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Van Jones on Saving the American Dream

Environmental activist Van Jones spoke to Occupy Boston Oct 27, 2011. Jones served as a Special Advisor for the White House Council on Environmental Quality in 2009. He is a proponent of a “sustainable, environmentally beneficial economy,” and author of “The Green-Collar Economy; How One Solution Can Solve Our Two Biggest Problems.” He spoke to [...]

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Restoring Fairness for Struggling Students

[WASHINGTON, DC] US Senator Dick Durbin held a hearing on March 20, 2012 to examine the growing student loan debt crisis in America and to discuss his Fairness for Struggling Students Act — a bill that will restore fairness in student lending by treating privately issued student loans in bankruptcy the same as other types [...]

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Constitutionalist & Tea Party members crash Occupy Cincinnati – Sat., Oct. 8, 2011

Occupy Cincinnati, downtown Cincinnati, Ohio, Sat., Oct. 8, 2011. Read a full report on our website: www.big3news.net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Economic Predictions for 2008

investing.meetup.com – New York Investing meetup organizer Daryl Montgomery predicts inflation and recession in 2008. Also the credit crisis spreading to credit cards, car loans, and student loans; real estate problems moving to commercial real estate; and more bank bailouts with the assistance of the US government. Material presented at the Dec 12, 2007 meeting. [...]

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Occupy Student Debt: Students Urged to Refuse to Pay Off Loans As Schools Hike Tuition

www.democracynow.org – Monday was a day of action for university students on both coasts angered by the rising cost of tuition and the crackdowns on their recent protests. In California, students temporarily shut down a meeting of the University of California Board of Regents to protest a series of tuition hikes and the violent response [...]

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The Student Loan Rap!

www.nma.tv Do you have student loan debt? Join the club! By some accounts, there is now $1 trillion in student loan debt outstanding. Wow! With all that money spent on higher education, Americans must be the smartest workforce in the world! But funny enough, graduates are having a hard time paying back all the debt. [...]

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