FUF: Special Interests, Student Loans, and DTV

The Brian Lehrer Show | Mar 31, 2010
What's so wrong with special interests? Mary Boyle, Vice President of Communications for Common Cause, discusses the role she foresees them playing in the next administration. Then, Anya Kamenetz, staff writer for Fast Company, author of Generation Debt and blogger, discusses predatory lending practices aimed at students. Finally, Joel Kelsey, Associate policy analyst for the Consumer Union, explains why he thinks the government must delay the transition to digital television.

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