Nina Hachigian writes a very <a href="http://www.tnr.com/politics/story.html?id=8dd2ecfe-88d0-405d-af94-6b17bd723ed7">thoughtful essay</a> in <em>The New Republic</em>
Via Michael Tomasky, an interview with veteran UN negotiator Lakhdar Brahimi, on how the latter would advise President-elect Obama to deal with the crisis in Gaza.He said that he will pay attention to
Change the tax system back to the way it used to be. Increase the top tax rate to 75% for any income, including interest and dividends, for anything over 1 million dollars. Reinstate the inheritance tax on inheritance over $500,000, or to be generous, over $1 million dollars.