cause of all kinds of problems. and in this case, conveying disease or something dangerous to american citizens. so it really does blame liberal or elite policy, sitting elites for the situation that we re in instead of citizens who are making choices that don t work to mitigate the virus. yeah, something else speaking of that in the article, you also said the january 6th attack on the u.s. capitol was a clear illustration of the serious threat that propaganda and disinformation pose to our democracy. so moving to covid-19, how might this covid-19 spread disinformation, how might it manifest itself? well, i think any time you see two things happening. one is this contribution to the us v. them thinking, the further polarization, the anger, and directing of the anger at a scapegoat who gets fearmongered, that s a dangerous situation and we have seen that repeatedly. and we re also seeing all kinds
and go to college for four years to do it. and talk about crushing debt, student loans now surpass credit card debt in this country, and there is no recourse. there is no way out of that debt. the average american college student graduates more than $24,000 in debt, as they are fearmongered in the pursuit of prestigious institutions that may have nothing to do with the skills or needs or learning that is possible today. we start with talia abrams, media spokesperson and one of the founding facilitators of the group, occupy colleges, which has been sweeping this country. also, tamara drought, vice president of policy and programs at the demos think tank. she is author of strapped: why america s 20 and 30-somethings simply cannot get ahead. talia, tell me what the momentum is like within the community at the occupation where you are and in general. okay. well, first of all, thank you, the dylan, thank you so much for having us and helping us promote occupy colleges on your network.
worldwide, with talk tomorrow of growing to be one of the largest global protests ever. here in the u.s., the protests are largely being led by young americans, many who are drowning in college loan debt. they were promised a college degree was the best way to get ahead. in fact, they were fearmongered into doing it, as they pursued the prestige rather than the learning. but the numbers don t lie. it s great business for colleges and for banks and disastrous for our young people. a little more than 4% of the most recent college grads are registered as unemployed. sounds pretty good, right? but when you look at the actual numbers, 14% cannot find any kind of full-time work and at least, if not more than 20% of those who do find full-time work are working as baristas at starbucks rather than deploying their degree. not that there s anything wrong with going to be a barista at starbucks, but i don t see why you put yourself $30,000 in debt