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November 2004 (v15, no11)


Cover: Photo illustration by Reuben Dalke and Aaron Morales Features Cloak and Swagger Laura Rozen and Jason Vest The Larry Franklin spy probe reveals an escalating fight over control of Iran policy. Of Human Bondage Tara McKelvey A coalition against human trafficking worked well until a prostitution litmus test was imposed. The Good Guys Alicia Mundy At a time when government has stopped protecting citizens, trial lawyers have become the regulators of last resort. Special Report Head Start Under Assault Helen Blank The administration's misguided plan could dismantle a cherished program. Keeping Faith With Our Children Sen. Edward M. Kennedy Why early-childhood education is the best investment we can make. Leave No Parent Behind Dick Mendel The most effective child-development programs work with kids and their parents. Past, Present, and Future Barbara Beatty What we can learn from the history of preschool education. Raising the Bar Joan Fitzgerald and Daphne Hunt We need to reward better-trained child-care and preschool teachers. Shaping the Brains of Tomorrow Ross A. Thompson What developmental science teaches about the importance of investing early in children. Starting Right: What We Owe Children Under Three Joan Lombardi Although America has begun to make significant commitments to improve the lives of children, we still have done little for the under-threes. The European Model Marcia K. Meyers and Janet C. Gornick In Sweden, parents have a right to 15 months' paid parental leave. Can we have that here? Too Young to Test Richard Rothstein Why we need a better means of evaluating our nation's youngest children. Where Do We Go From Here? Valora Washington How to build a movement on behalf of young children. You're Doing Fine, Oklahoma! David L. Kirp The universal pre-K movement takes off in unlikely places.	Columns It's Your Money They're Wasting Robert S. McIntyre Some big corporations just have a "different view" on taxes than the rest of America. Starting November 3 Robert B. Reich Whichever candidate wins, progressives need to put economics back into the national debate. Culture & Books Dream On Dalton Conley Jason DeParle is a modern biographer of the American dreamers. Swifter Than Truth Todd Gitlin The press helped spread the "Swift"-boat lies. Anyone believe that it learned its lesson? What Would Jefferson Do? Robert Kuttner An essay on faith, reason, terror, and democracy. Departments A World Apart Paul Starr George Bush and John Kerry offer two alternative theories of American power. The world hangs on the voters' choice. Devil in the Details The American Prospect Staff An oath to Donald Rumsfeld; the new Vieques scandal; how “the rich is”; the protocols of Wal-Mart. Dispatches Figures of Speech Karen J. Greenberg and Stephen Holmes Bush says the United States has captured or killed three-quarters of al-Qaeda. Where does that number come from? Thin air. The Israel Deal Gershom Gorenberg When America is overextended militarily, U.S. support for Israel is inevitably weakened.

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