The Proposal

January 29, 2009 by Robert Applebaum

President Obama recently signed into law a $787 billion stimulus package on top of Bush's grossly mismanaged $700 billion TARP bailout from last September. Several weeks ago, the Federal Reserve basically printed an additional $1,000,000,000,000 to inject more funds into the monetary system which will undoubtedly have the effect of diminishing the purchasing power of the dollar.

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Reserve Your Tickets Now for the NYC Premiere of "For Profit"

February 2, 2012 by Robert Applebaum
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FSLD group member, enthusiastic activist for major reforms to the way in which we pay for higher education in America, and my friend, Aaron Calafato, has written, produced and will be starring in his own one-man show, "For Profit" premiering on Sunday, March 11, 2012 at The Seeing Place Theater in NYC.

Following the Tuesday, March 13th show, I will be participating in a panel discussion and Q&A session along with several other well-known student loan reform activists, so if you're interested in seeing the Talk-Back session as well as the show, you should book your tickets for March 13th.  It should be a great show!

Reserve your tickets today!

 

Call Sallie Mae & Tell Them to Meet With Stef!

Will @SallieMae meet with Stef Gray to discuss fees tomorrow? http://t.co/5usKZvlg Call them and ask! (302) 283-4076! #SallieMaeHem 

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My February 1st Appearance on WPFW's Latino Media Collective

On Tuesday, February 1st, I appeared as a guest on the Latino Media Collective on WPFW (89.3 FM - Washington, D.C.) to talk about student loans. If you missed the live show, you can click here to listed to the archived version of the show.

Seeking Older Borrowers Willing to Participate in Educational Conference Call on Student Loan Debt

January 31, 2012 by Robert Applebaum
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Dear Friends & Supporters:

The momentum for fundamental change to the way in which we pay for higher education in America is reaching a fever pitch!  In the three years since ForgiveStudentLoanDebt.com was founded, we've helped bring the issue of student loan debt out of the shadows of shame and regret and into the mainstream of national political discourse.  As I stated on numerous occasions previously, it is my intention to make student loan debt a major issue of the 2012 campaign.

 

YI: Student Loan Servicing Horror Stories

January 30, 2012 by Robert Applebaum
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From our friends and allies in the fight to restore sanity to the way in which we pay for higher education in America, Young Invincibles:
 
Have you had trouble with your student loan servicers and lenders?  Maybe they told you it takes 7-10 days to send an email, or lost your paperwork over and over and over again.  We've seen it all. 

President Obama Addresses Soaring Tuition Costs - But What About Those Already Drowning in Student Loan Debt?

January 27, 2012 by Robert Applebaum

President Obama knows first hand what it's like to deal with student loan debt.  Both he and the First Lady borrowed heavily to attend college and law school, but both were able to easily repay their loans, thanks to significantly lower tuition back when they attended school, high-paying jobs at corporate law firms after they graduated, and the proceeds from two best-selling books.  Obviously, I think it's great that the President of the United States not only acknowledges that student loan debt is out of control, but that colleges and universities have been complicit in a

Academe - The Magazine of the American Association of University Professors: Academic Freedom and Indentured Students

January 26, 2012 by Robert Applebaum

This article appears in this month's issue of Academe, the official magazine of the American Association of University Professors.  In it, the author compares student loan debt in America today to 18th century indentured servitude and makes the case that the AAUP should " consider student debt a major threat to academic freedom and make the abolition of student debt one of its major policy platforms."

Let's see if the larger AAUP community agrees - either way, when university professors start to acknowledge that they're part of a system of modern day debt slavery and that the system needs to change, you know that our message is really starting to seep into the public consciousness!

External Content
External Title: 

Academic Freedom and Indentured Students

Original URL: 
http://www.aaup.org/AAUP/pubsres/academe/2012/JF/Feat/will.htm

My Jan. 23rd Appearance on Portland's KBOO "More Talk Radio"

January 24, 2012 by Robert Applebaum

For those who missed it live, here's a link to the archived version of the hour-long segment about student loan debt.  Thanks to the folks at KBOO for having me on as a guest.  Feedback on my performance is always welcome and appreciated.

 

Original Publication: 
Robert Applebaum, founder of ForgiveStudentLoanDebt.com on forgiving student loan debt
Publish Date: 
January 23, 2012

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