Melissa ByrneWelcome to the War on Free CollegeSo because all of the excellent work a whole host of organizations are doing to normalize free college, there is a now full on assault on…4 min read·Sep 12, 2015--1--1
Melissa ByrneOrganizers Notebook: June 2015 My student debt organizing take oneCan organizing be open? So much of the organizing space is done behind closed doors and then releaved through carefully crafted press…6 min read·Jun 11, 2015----
Melissa ByrneWhen Student Loans Knock Me OutThe phone rings. I’m on a call so I can’t pick up. I see that it’s my uncle. I immediately log into Navient and check my student loans…4 min read·Jun 5, 2015--3--3
Melissa ByrneWhy we shouldn’t say “Debt Free College”A few years ago, I wrote up an organizing plan for folks like me who have an awful amount of student loan debt. I called it a campaign for…3 min read·May 7, 2015----
Melissa ByrneSolidarity Does’t Mean Default, or why folks should not pledge to default on their student loansStudent loans are horrible. There are really isn’t a better word to describe what it means to have to mortgage your future in order to have…2 min read·May 4, 2015----
Melissa ByrneFailing in Ferguson: How the police are doing everything wrong and why it’s dangerous for everyoneBACKGROUND3 min read·Aug 12, 2014----
Melissa ByrneDon’t Drink Starbucks Free College PR StuntStarbucks “Free College” is really “Free PR”2 min read·Jun 16, 2014----
Melissa ByrneinTheLi.st @ MediumLiving with Student LoansA broken student loan system is ruining my life6 min read·Jun 9, 2014--1--1
Melissa Byrne First Look Media and the Usual Gender GapAnother media outlet comes up short on women2 min read·Feb 10, 2014----