Pat Garofalo is economic policy editor for ThinkProgress.org, part of the Center for American Progress Action Fund. His work has also appeared in The Nation, the Guardian, U.S. News & World Report and the Washington Examiner.
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For-Profit Colleges’ Debt Disorder
As the industry whitewashes its image and fights new regulations, a leading company offloads its own sour student loans.
Pat Garofalo