I'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 DrumI think liberals should accept that if we want big programs that significantly reduce inequality - and we should - it's going to require higher taxes on everyone. The rich can certainly do more, especially given their stupendous income increases since the Reagan era, but they can't do it all.
Kevin DrumThe FBI released its report on [Hillary] Clinton's emails. It exonerated her almost completely, but a few days later Matt Lauer obliviously spent a full third of his interview with Clinton on the emails anyway. Lauer was widely pilloried for this.
Kevin DrumApparently the Republican base got radicalized first, and Democrats picked up the ball later. Or something.
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