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House Hearing Shines Light on Student Bankruptcy Injustice

By Armand Biroonak
September 26, 2009

Earlier this week the House held a hearing on private student loans and bankruptcy, shedding light for the first time on a rather unknown yet devastating aspect of student debt. more »

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Bankruptcy Law Key To Obama's Foreclosure Fight

By Zach Carter
From huffingtonpost.com
February 20th, 2009

huffingtonpost.com — The most important element of President Obama's plan to fight foreclosures will require Congressional action—and the banking and business lobbies are already on the attack. If Congress fails to pass a bankruptcy law overhaul, the entire plan will fall apart.

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R.I.P., Circuit City

By Dmitri Iglitzin
January 8, 2009

On November 10, 2008, Circuit City, the nation’s second-biggest electronics retailer, filed for bankruptcy. It’s going to have a lot of company in bankruptcy court. More than a dozen U.S. retailers filed for bankruptcy in 2008, including Linens ‘n Things and Sharper Image. more »

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R.I.P., Circuit City

By Dmitri Iglitzin
January 8, 2009

On November 10, 2008, Circuit City, the nation’s second-biggest electronics retailer, filed for bankruptcy. It’s going to have a lot of company in bankruptcy court. More than a dozen U.S. retailers filed for bankruptcy in 2008, including Linens ‘n Things and Sharper Image. more »

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BANKING INDUSTRY OPPOSES BILL TO PROTECT WORKING FAMILIES FROM PREDATORY STUDENT LOANS

From californiachronicle.com
April 9th, 2008

californiachronicle.com — Working families and their college-bound children would get the information they need to protect themselves from predatory student loans under a bill by Assembly Speaker pro Tempore Sally Lieber (D-San Jose) facing heavy banking industry opposition at 1:30 p.m. today in the Assembly Higher Education Committee.

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Student Loan Guarantor Faces Bankruptcy

From reuters.com
April 8th, 2008

reuters.com — The Education Resources Institute Inc, which calls itself the largest not-for-profit guarantor of U.S. private education loans, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, saying rising defaults and credit market problems have damaged liquidity.

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Open Columnist: A Call for Input

By David Sirota
January 16, 2008

This is the third installment of what I have been calling Open Columnist - a call for reader input into the nationally syndicated newspaper column I write every week for Creators Syndicate. more »

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Weekend Watchdog

By Rick Perlstein
November 2, 2007

Every Friday in our Weekend Watchdog feature, we post suggested questions for scheduled Sunday guests. You can add your own questions in the comment thread. We'll also include contact information for the shows, so we can let them know what their viewers want asked.

And on Sunday at 4 PM ET, tune in to Air America Radio's "Seder on Sundays" program, where I'll offer the Weekend Watchdog Wrap-Up.

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The Fed, The Enabler

By Robert Kuttner, The Boston Globe
From alternet.org
September 24th, 2007

alternet.org — The Federal Reserve Board has been doing a poor job in its role as regulator.

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Debt Addiction's Price

By John F. Ince, AlterNet
From alternet.org
September 18th, 2007

alternet.org — Market evangelists created the wreckage, but working people will suffer the most.

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