Media
The media is extremely critical to winning student loan justice. Given our small size and lack of advertising resources, we have found that the best way to spread our message is by doing quality research and working with journalists, producers, and others in the media.
News Media Appearances
We excel at making the argument for student loan justice and the media. In the past, we have appeared on 60 Minutes (top story), New York Times, Rolling Stone, VICE News, CNBC, CNN, and many other media platforms.
You can help by reaching out to your local or national news organizations that you feel we should talk to. If you have know of a good show for us to go on, a reporter we should talk to or anything else that will help to bring this issue to light, please send them our contact info below:
justice@studentloanjustice.org
(202) 594-1120
Click here to see our archive of documentaries and media stories. We have either caused or have participated in them over the years.
Documentaries
2019
2018
- 11/16/2018: Dave Ramsey doesn’t understand student loans: The Good Men Project
- 11/16/2018: More seniors carrying debt into retirement: WXYZ
- 11/8/2018: Loan Rehabilitation offers hope, but actually harms: CNBC
- 10/27/2018: These Americans fled the country to escape student loans: CNBC
- 8/28/2018: Trump helped rip off student loan borrowers
- 6/7/2018: What students borrow can be just a fraction of what they owe, CNBC
- 6/1/2018: Alan Collinge Bernie Sanders video
- 6/1/2018: Scott Nailor, Bernie Sanders video
- 5/17/2018: Rick Larsen hates students, The Olympian
- 5/6/2018: For Some Students, Debt is quadrupling, CNBC
- 1/10/2018: Forever in Debt, Fox News
2017
- 11/3/2017: The Great College Loan Swindle Rolling Stone
- 10/24/2017: Student loan issue could propel Delaney White House
- 10/19/2017: Steve Bannon should look at student loans
- 10/9/2017: President Obama owes student loan borrower
- 9/21/2017: She thought her loans were forgiven CNN
- 9/18/2017: A Wake Up Call to Students
- 9/9/2017: Bankruptcy gets attention on the Hill Bloomberg
- 9/1/2017: Interview with Matt Taibbi (Rolling Stone)
- 8/1/2017: Millenials share student loan burden with Millenials ABC(Sacramento)
- 7/26/2017: Why is Virginia Foxx fighting for Big Government?
- 6/5/2017: Trump pushing Student Loan System to Brink of Failure, The Boston Globe
- 5/11/2017: The People vs. The Student Loan Industry Truth-Out
- 4/24/2017: What Trump’s Budget could mean for your student loans VICE
- 4/24/2017: Student Debt: Nothing Less than a Jubilee will do
- 4/13/2017: Why it’s so hard to declare bankruptcy on student loans VICE
- 4/8/2017: Bernie’s Free Tuition Plan is Doomed to Fail The Hill
- 4/4/2017: Fox Business News Fox Business
- 3/31/2017: Student Loan Activist Continues to Fight WAER
- 3/23/2017: As Student Loan Defaults Skyrocket, Trump Plunges into the Swamp
- 3/22/2017: Republicans can seize opportunity to reform student loans The Hill
- 3/1/2017: Trump’s silence on student loan crisis is deafening The Hill
- 2/1/2017: Students need bankruptcy protections from crushing loans The Hill
- 1/11/2017: Cuomo’s “free tuition” plan is not good The Hill
2016
- 12/11/2016: America’s most pressing Economic Problem Thom Hartmann Show
- 12/22/2016: The media’s student loan forgiveness myth The Hill
- 12/11/2016: US Students buried under crushing College Debt CCTV
- 11/14/2016: Student Loans and why Hillary lost the Election
- 10/18/2016: Donald Trump’s Cowardly Student Loan Plan The Hill
- 9/10/2016: UVA Slushfund just tip of the Iceberg Angry Bear
- 8/16/2016: Student Loan Proposal has Merit The Hill
- 8/8/2016: Student Loan Issue Teed up for Trump The Hill
- 6/28/2016: Democrats MIA on Student Loans The Hill
- 5/27/2016: What Bernie Needs to do Right Now The Hill
- 5/13/2016: Obama’s Horrible, Terrible Legacy on Student Loans The Hill
- 3/10/2016: A Right to Debt Relief from Crushing Student LoansA. Times
- 1/20/2016: Black Lives Matter: Black Livelihoods, not so Much The Hill
- 1/28/2016: Hillary should append her Student Loan Platform The Hill
- 11/21/2016: President Trump: Drain the Student Loan Swamp The Hill
- 2/19/2016: Federal Marshals arrest student loan debtors Thom Hartmann Show
- 2/9/2016: Bernie needs to address the Student Loan Problem The Hill
2015
- 12/17/2015: How Donald Trump Could Win the General Election The Hill
- 10/23/2015: Press Release: Congress: Investigate the Department of Education
- 2/9/2015: Alan Collinge discusses student loans Newsmax
2013
- 8/15/2013: The College Loan Scandal (Matt Taibbi) Rolling Stone
- 7/31/2013: Congress passes debt deal, but fails students Real News
- 7/11/2013: “Fair Value” in an unfair system Forbes
- 6/26/2013: The Student Loan Interest Rate Debate: Another Distraction
2012
- 10/30/2012: Students still need basic lending protections Beacon Broadside
- 9/20/2012: Romney-Ryan on Student Loans: Crony Capitalism? Forbes
- 8/15/2012: The Student Loan Crisis that can’t be Gotten Rid Of Reuters
- 4/25/2012: Beyond the Interest Rate Debate Forbes
- 4/30/2012: Sallie Mae not opposed to Bankruptcy for Student Loans Forbes
- 4/25/2012: Protester’s New Front Salon
- 4/23/2012: Time to Occupy the Department of Education? Forbes
- 4/3/2012: Protecting Vulnerable Students
- 3/31/2012: Big Government, Congressman Ryan, and Student Loans Forbes
- 3/19/2012: Why College Costs So Much Forbes
- 3/7/2012: Both Parties can “Occupy” the Student Loan Problem Forbes
- 1/30/2012: Is there a media blackout of the Student Loan Crisis? Forbes
- 1/10/2012: Student Loans and Bankruptcy: The Debate Continues Forbes
2011
- 12/29/2011: Should Student Loans be dischargeable in Bankruptcy? Forbes
- 11/3/11: One Occupier’s Quest for something Concrete Fast Company
- 1/13/2011: Government Profiting on Defaults White Paper
2010
- 10/14/2010: Killer Loans (Stephanie Kraft) The Valley Advocate
- 2/13/10: The $555.000 loan burden Wall Street Journal
- 1/11/2010: A Plea to add consumer protections to student loans New York Times
2009
- 8/18/09: A City Council asks for loan forgiveness New York Times
- 7/07/09: Not-so-honest broker Inside Higher Ed
- 5/12/09: Red Tape Chronicles, MSNBC
- 5/11/09: Sallie Mae’s about-face on student loan subsidies Washington Post
- 4/27/09: Students fight for college affordability The Maneater
- 2/26/09: Lender of First Resort The National Review
- 5/05/09: The Student Loan Scam Inside HIgher Ed
- 3/27/09: Maine Watch
- 3/15/09: Local Author Takes on Nightmare of Debt Tacoma News Tribune
- 3/12/09: Alan Collinge and Jesse Jackson talk Student Loans Democracy Now!
- 2/25/09: About the Money KCTS
- 2/25/09: The Student Loan Scam Book Review WSJ
- 2/25/09: The dark side of student loans NPR
- 1/16/09: Some debt laden students wonder why they went to college 20/20
2008
- 12/27/08: Student loans turn into crushing burde Los Angeles Times
- 12/23/08: Students: “No way we can pay” The Boston Herald
- 10/06/08: With no way out of trouble, more students likely to default Seattle Times
- 8/23/08: That student loan, so hard to shake New York Times
2007
- 5/16/07: Student loan agency faces new scrutiny SF Chronicle
- 5/8/07: Top Chef’s dreams crushed by student debt New York Times
- 5/06/07: Law Favors gambler over grad Chicago Sun Times
- 4/27/07: Probe launched on Sallie Mae collection tactics Washington Post
- 4/24/2007: Lending to Students a Gold Mine for Banks, San Diego Times Union
- 1/12/07: More than a rabble rouser? Inside Higher Ed
2006
- 10/24/06: Getting schooled on student loans Washington Post
- 5/6/06: Sallie Mae’s Success too Costly? 60 Minutes
- 1/24/06: Your late fees, their millions The Village Voice
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