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Thursday Miscellany

by E.J. Graff March 1, 2012

A little Eeyore, a little Tigger: women are losing at work; Vietnam is prosecuting a baby trafficker; and California approves of same-sex marrieds.

It’s a good thing Germany didn’t follow the advice it’s giving Greece in 1945.

An effort to silence women in the military is meant to empower the radically conservative clergy in Israel.

by E.J. Graff February 26, 2012

How do we stop slavers from entrapping poor fisherman and forcing them to work?

by E.J. Graff February 24, 2012

Sweden will change its law. What’s up with Belgium, Denmark, France, and the Netherlands?

The country’s eurozone partners finally come to an agreement on a new loan, but it comes at a high cost.

In the face-off with the country, the best lesson from the past is that diplomatic compromise doesn’t require appeasement.

Salt Lake City may push to host the Winter Olympics for a second time in 2022. Would-be presidents, take note.

The Prospect gives you the lowdown on the country’s fiscal nightmare.

by E.J. Graff February 13, 2012

No, not for Whitney Houston but for the searingly clear poet Wislawa Szymborska.