A Sweater Altered It All

How to Bridge Rich-Poor Gap

March 10, 2009, 12 a.m.

Jacqueline Novogratz, 47, didn’t set out to write a memoir. When she began working on “The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World” in 1996, she only wanted to tell the stories of women she had met in Rwanda before genocide tore the tiny African nation apart.

Schumer Advocates for Many on Panel

Nov. 16, 12 a.m.

As Senate Majority Leader, Lyndon Johnson once said of the Joint Economic Committee, “It’s as useless as tits on a bull.” But as that panel’s chairman during the 110th Congress, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) seized the opportunity to elevate the traditionally low-profile post to the forefront of shaping policy. Read Full Article