The plain fact is that recent college grads arenโt in massive pain. They suffered during the Great Recession like everyone else, but all told, they probably suffered a little less than most other groups.
Kevin DrumCarli Fiorina says companies are consolidating because it's the only way to compete with big, corrupt government. "This is how socialism starts." Is that also why she bought Compaq when she was CEO of Hewlett-Packard?
Kevin DrumI'd like to see college debt levels drop by a lot, but I'm not quite sure what the best way to do that is.
Kevin DrumSo many theories. But all of them have one thing in common: They demonstrate that although Trump isnโt much of a businessman, he is rich enough to hire good tax attorneys who will hand over huge stacks of forms for him to sign blindly. Thatโs a helluva qualification for president, isnโt it?
Kevin DrumI don't support everything Bernie Sanders supports, but I support most of it: universal health care, reining in Wall Street, fighting climate change, reversing the growth of income inequality, and so forth. If we could accomplish all this in a couple of years, I'd be delighted. But we can't.
Kevin Drum