How do we stop slavers from entrapping poor fisherman and forcing them to work?
America and the World
Don’t Sterilize Trans Folks
Sweden will change its law. What’s up with Belgium, Denmark, France, and the Netherlands?
Greece’s Pieces
The country’s eurozone partners finally come to an agreement on a new loan, but it comes at a high cost.
Iran Is Not Cuba
In the face-off with the country, the best lesson from the past is that diplomatic compromise doesn’t require appeasement.
Olympic Deja Vu?
Salt Lake City may push to host the Winter Olympics for a second time in 2022. Would-be presidents, take note.
Why Is Greece on Fire?
The Prospect gives you the lowdown on the country’s fiscal nightmare.
Obituary for a Singer
No, not for Whitney Houston but for the searingly clear poet Wislawa Szymborska.
Greece Bets Once Again on Austerity
The country’s parliament approves deep cuts to social services as rioters overrun central Athens.
Greece’s Desperate Measures
A budget agreement reduces the minimum wage and cuts pensions.
What It Feels Like to Be Poor
Katherine Boo chronicles the intimate realities of poverty in an Indian slum.
