Cops Must Think California Students Really Love the Taste of Pepper Spray Having apparently learned nothing from the Davis Pepper-Spraying Heard ‘Round the World, campus police officers at Santa Monica College pepper-sprayed as many as 30 angry demonstrators on Tuesday night. Read more More
Paul Krugman Asked About #OWS Debt Refusal On Radio Show Pay attention to this exchange between a caller and Nobel-winning economist Paul Krugman. It’s noteworthy, particularly in light of the recent brouhaha over the poorly articulated terms of “loan forgiveness” versus a refusal to pay student loan debt. Read more More
Washington Post: “Forgive Us Our Student Loan Debt?” No Thanks! Another op-ed about loan forgiveness?! No thanks, Washington Post. Cryn Johannsen breaks down why redefining the student loans movement is necessary. The language of loan forgiveness is archaic, and that’s why it’s being sloughed off. Read more More
Why We Desperately Need a Debtors’ Strike This is the time to stop blaming the victims who have been destroyed by this devastating economic system. Turn your wagging fingers the other way. Turn your blame towards those who have turned tens of millions of us into permanent, indebted citizens. Read more More
Occupy Student Debt! A debtors strike could be global and have enormous ramifications. Financial institutions will only respond to threats against their capital. Otherwise, they will continue to turn more of us into indebted, jobless nothings. Take the pledge. Read more More