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Articles in November 2004 issue of American Prospect, The
- The European model: what we can learn from how other nations support families that work.(Early Childhood)
by Gornick, Janet C. - Protocols of Wal-Mart.(Devil in the Details)(Brief Article)
by Meyerson, Harold - The Israel deal: conventional wisdom: Israel wanted the Iraq War. Reality: when America is overextended militarily, U.S. support for Israel is inevitably weakened.(Dispatches)
by Gorenberg, Gershom - Starting November 3.(The Last Word)
by Reich, Robert - Unions' due.(Correspondence)(Letter to the Editor)
- The good guys: tort reformers complain about "frivolous" lawsuits. But at a time when government has stopped protecting citizens, trial lawyers have become the regulators of last resort.
by Mundy, Alicia - Loyal to Rumsfeld--or the Constitution?(Devil in the Details)
by Ackerman, Bruce - Keeping faith with our children: why early-childhood education is the best investment we can make.(Early Childhood)
by Kennedy, Edward M. - Where do we go from here? Building a movement on behalf of young children.(Early Childhood)
by Washington, Valora - Raising the bar: we know better-qualified teachers produce higher-performing children. We need to reward better-trained child-care and preschool teachers.(Early Childhood)
by Hunt, Daphne - Starting right: building on proven strategies to promote development in very young children.(Early childhood: the youngest)
by Lombardi, Joan - Past, present, and future: what we can learn from the history of preschool education.(Early Childhood)
by Beatty, Barbara - Bush, the populists' pal.(Devil in the Details)(Brief Article)
by McGarvey, Ayelish - Too young to test: why we need a better means of evaluating our nation's youngest children.(Early childhood: testing)
by Rothstein, Richard - Look left, Noy.(Correspondence)(Letter to the Editor)
by Sekler, Joan - Shaping the brains of tomorrow: what developmental science teaches about the importance of investing early in children.(Early childhood: science)
by Thompson, Ross A. - Primeval minefield.(Devil in the Details)
by Goldberg, Mark - Figures of speech: first, Bush said two-thirds of al-Qaeda's leaders had been neutralized. Then, magically, it was three-quarters. Both assertions are pure fantasy.(Dispatches)
by Greenberg, Karen J.; Holmes, Stephen - Head start under assault: the flaws in the administration's misguided plan.(Early Childhood)
by Blank, Helen - Cloak and swagger: the Larry Franklin spy probe punctuates the fierce feud within conservative circles over how to go after Iran. The neocons are arguing their case in the time-honored fashion.
by Vest, Jason - It's your money they're wasting.(The Taxonomist)
by McIntyre, Robert S. - What would Jefferson do? An essay on faith, reason, terror, and democracy.(Book Review)
by Kuttner, Robert - Brave new words.(Devil in the Details)
- Swifter than truth: during the "Swift"-boat scandal, the press, supposedly being "balanced," helped spread lies. Anyone believe that the press has learned a lesson?(Media)
by Gitlin, Todd - You're doing fine, Oklahoma! The universal pre-K movement takes off in unlikely places.(Early Childhood)
by Kirp, David L. - A world apart.(Prospects)
by Starr, Paul - Leave no parent behind: the most effective child-development programs work with kids and their parents. Why, then, do we leave so many parents behind?(Early Childhood)
by Mendel, Dick - Fueled up.(Correspondence)(Letter to the Editor)
by Sirota, David - Dream on.(Book Review)
by Conley, Dalton - Of human bondage: a coalition against human trafficking worked well until a prostitution litmus test was imposed. Now, groups are losing funding--and the women aren't necessarily better off.
by McKelvey, Tara