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Student loan rates set to double as July 1 deadline looms

June 27, 2013 By John Bachtell

On July 1 interest rates for federally subsidized Stafford Loans will double for 7.4 million students unless Congress takes action.

Obama’s student loan plan: Short-term gains, no solutions

April 23, 2013 By Sean Kitchen

With the economy still "depressed" and student debt at an all-time high, policymakers and students should be discussing reforms to the way interest rates are calculated.

$1 trillion in debt, students lobby Congress for action

April 11, 2013 By Lisa Bergmann

College activists lobbied Congress for relief last month during the United States Student Association's annual legislative conference.

The Congressional crisis calendar countdown

February 27, 2013 By Art Perlo

For two years, we have had continual crises with debt ceilings, budget resolutions, and really big scary numbers.

Behind London Olympics spectacular sports, a dark side

July 24, 2012 By Neil Parthun

While the 2012 Summer Olympics bring athletes together in spectacles of sport, the Games will also bring crippling debt, especially galling given the latest austerity measures in the UK.