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Jun 13, 2007 / Katha Pollitt, Our Readers, and Perry Anderson
Sick Children, Working Moms Sick Children, Working Moms
Guilt-ridden mothers send ailing kids to school or daycare for fear of losing their jobs. Isn't it time for paid family leave?
Jun 13, 2007 / Ellen Bravo
Justice Department Scandals Draw Subpoenas Justice Department Scandals Draw Subpoenas
The most amusing spin following the vote by a majority of US senators to prepare a "no-confidence" vote against Attorney General Alberto Gonzales was the suggestion that the scand...
Jun 13, 2007 / John Nichols
Breastfeeding and Blow Jobs Breastfeeding and Blow Jobs
Yesterday was one of those days when, having read the paper you are quite certain it is full of misprints and mistakes--either that or you've slipped down Alice's rabbit hole into ...
Jun 13, 2007 / Karen Houppert
Bernie Sanders Fights for Green Collar Jobs Bernie Sanders Fights for Green Collar Jobs
Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont is excited. And when Sanders - longtime maverick populist - is in that frame of mind, you know something right and smart is in the works. In thi...
Jun 13, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
President Lieberman: A Cautionary Tale President Lieberman: A Cautionary Tale
What would have happened if, by some twist of fate, Sen. Joe Lieberman had ended up in the White House instead of George W. Bush?
Jun 13, 2007 / Column / Robert Scheer
Shawskank Redemption Shawskank Redemption
First she name-dropped "the men and women serving our country in Iraq," and then moved on to God. With that kind of rhetoric, you'd think Ms. Hilton was running for offic...
Jun 12, 2007 / Lakshmi Chaudhry
Where Is the Love? Where Is the Love?
None of us will soon forget that terrible Tuesday in November 2004 when the exit polling said one thing and Ohio said another, when values was the thing, Karl Rove was a genius, an...
Jun 12, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Of Groceries, Abortions, and Nice, Classic Handbags Of Groceries, Abortions, and Nice, Classic Handbags
I was planning to start this blog by writing about The New York Times Sunday Magazine's special issue on income inequality -- Larry Summers (him again!), John Edwards, class co...
Jun 12, 2007 / Katha Pollitt
Russian Protests: The Big Guessing Game Russian Protests: The Big Guessing Game
After a surprisingly peaceful weekend of rallies, the first signs of dialogue between the Other Russia movement and the Kremlin are emerging. Will it last?