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Blood for student loans?! Umm, no thanks.
So… let’s talk about Sallie Mae. They’re the nation’s largest student lender — and they aren’t as sweet and innocent as their name suggests. In fact, they’re downright exploitative. Case in point: when we asked the Rebuild the Dream community … Continue reading →
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Why Sallie Mae Should Take Google’s Advice: Don’t Be Evil
Sallie Mae is the country's largest provider of private student loans -- and despite their innocuous name, they're guilty of some pretty awful practices. Continue reading →
America’s Top Housing Official Must Aid Struggling Homeowners
The Greenlining Institute just published a piece in the Huffington Post calling on Ed Demarco to act on principal reduction for the millions of homeowners whose homes are underwater. Continue reading →
Sen. Rubio still paying off student loans, votes for doubling Stafford loan interest rate
Well, this is eye opening. Senator Marco Rubio released a short video statement after Tuesday’s vote on the subsidized Stafford loan interest rate, saying in part: “I think I am one of the only senators here who still has a … Continue reading →
Spreading Suppression: Restrictive Voting Laws Across the United States
Our friends at Campus Progress partnered with the Fair Elections Legal Network to produce a voter suppression map of the United States. Wow. Isn’t that weird that I had to type that? Actually, isn’t it even stranger that we have … Continue reading →
Lessons in Disloyalty: Eduardo Saverin and The Facebook IPO
Ilyse Hogue, a Rebuild the Dream advisory board member, writes some great stuff for The Nation. Most recently, Hogue writes of yet another 1%’er making an effort to avoid paying their fair share: “..It was revealed last week that Facebook … Continue reading →
Republicans get in the way, again
Today at noon, 44 Republican Senators voted to allow the interest rate on subsidized Stafford loans to double in July.
Why? Because Republicans couldn't bring themselves to finally -- for once -- vote in favor of middle- and working-class Americans. Continue reading →
Senate Rejects Don’t Double To Save Corporate Tax Loophole
Today, Senate Republicans voted to defeat a bill to prevent student interest rates from rising. The impasse: whether Congress would pay for the bill by closing a tax loophole for corporate stock-holders or cutting preventative health care for poor Americans. Continue reading →
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