http://www.newamerica.net/people/anya_kamenetz/recent_work The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://www.newamerica.net/blogs/education_policy/2007/06/thin_red_line <div class="teaser-content"> <p>&quot;Redlining&quot; is a term coined by community activists in 1960s Chicago. It refers to mortgage brokers excluding predominantly black inner-city neighborhoods from getting loans for housing, and by extension, to any discrimination achieved by drawing arbitrary lines. </p><p>Last week, New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo sparked a mini-furor when he accused the student-loan industry -- while testifying at a hearing before&hellip; <a href="/blogs/education_policy/2007/06/thin_red_line">more</a></div><!-- /.teaser-content --> http://www.newamerica.net/blogs/education_policy/2007/06/thin_red_line#comments Anya Kamenetz Higher Ed Watch Education Original Content Tue, 12 Jun 2007 09:58:00 -0400 Education Policy 5470 at http://www.newamerica.net http://www.newamerica.net/blogs/education_policy/2007/06/big_gun_loan_industrys_arsenal <div class="teaser-content"> <p> One of the reasons our debt-based college aid system puts up barriers to college access is that student loans are treated differently under the law than any other unsecured debt. </p> <p> In the case of a defaulted student loan, student-loan guarantee agencies can garnish your wages without even taking you to court, and the government can seize tax refunds, federal disaster relief payments, and Social Security retirement and disability benefits&hellip; <a href="/blogs/education_policy/2007/06/big_gun_loan_industrys_arsenal">more</a></div><!-- /.teaser-content --> http://www.newamerica.net/blogs/education_policy/2007/06/big_gun_loan_industrys_arsenal#comments Anya Kamenetz Higher Ed Watch Education Original Content Thu, 07 Jun 2007 01:27:00 -0400 Education Policy 5457 at http://www.newamerica.net http://www.newamerica.net/blogs/education_policy/2007/06/house_always_wins <div class="teaser-content"> <p> I'm writing this post from beautiful, sunny Las Vegas, Nevada, where I just gave a talk and saved hundreds of dollars by not gambling. It strikes me that the casino business and the student loan business have something in common: the house can't lose. </p> <p> Casinos offer their customers beautiful surroundings, free food and drinks, as well as the occasional jackpot. Student lenders offer their customers inducements and discounts on fees&hellip; <a href="/blogs/education_policy/2007/06/house_always_wins">more</a></div><!-- /.teaser-content --> http://www.newamerica.net/blogs/education_policy/2007/06/house_always_wins#comments Anya Kamenetz Higher Ed Watch Education Original Content Wed, 06 Jun 2007 04:23:00 -0400 Education Policy 5448 at http://www.newamerica.net