for all the talk and finger wagging in higher education, the announcement of indictments in a massive college cheating scandal may be the john steven out nation turns out money was the real affirmative action all along. family wealth that helped unqualified students get into elite universities in an alleged criminal conspiracy that is bribes, fake test takers and more. here to talk about the scheme. tressy mcmillan cotton, author of the great book "lower ed the troubling rise of for profit colleges" and msnbc political analyst. i'll start you because you're sitting here.