The leaks won't stop the Afghan war
26th July 2010 — IssueThe disclosure of 90,000 classified documents from Wikileaks is intriguing. Just don't mistake it for an opportunity to pronounce Afghanistan a failure
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The battle for Le Monde
26th July 2010 — Issue 173The battle for ownership of France's state-subsidised paper of record has dealt a blow to Sarkozy. Could this be a turning point for French politics?
A critical diaspora is good for Israel
29th July 2010 — Issue 173
More and more British Jews are questioning Israel's policies. David Cameron should capitalise on this
How to get married
Huge spending on the big day has filled the void left by tradition. But if meaningful alternatives are to be found, the state must play its part
A pound for a pound Could financial incentives that encourage fat people to lose weight solve the obesity crisis?
Doing the sums on AV Electoral reform won’t just change the way we choose MPs, but the way we do politics, says Peter Kellner
Crime without violence
21st July 2010 — Issue 173
Violence was part of everyday life for cartoon character Andy Capp. Now society has changed, and with it the nature of crime—so why not the ways that we deal with it?
How to save capitalism
21st July 2010 — Issue 173
The global crisis is about to usher in a new era in which the state intervenes more in finance and macro-economics, but less in the new “commanding heights” of education, health and pensions
The good oligarch
21st July 2010 — Issue 173
He made his fortune in Russia and then returned to live in his home village. He is rarely seen but his generosity is boundless. Who is the secret Georgian billionaire?
The Prospect interview: Tony Judt
21st July 2010 — Issue 173
Exclusive to Prospect online, the full transcript of Peter Jukes's interview with historian and author Tony Judt
Why we need the Daily Mirror
16th July 2010 — Issue 172
The original paper of the left-wing working class has its back to the wall. We shouldn't let it go without a fight
Why France is banning the veil
14th July 2010 — Issue 172
Sarkozy's legislation is only the latest move in a centuries-old grapple between the French state and organised religion
Big stick for US banks
21st July 2010 — Issue 173
America once led the world in breaking up big businesses. Will it do it again with the banks?
GM food for thought
21st July 2010 — Issue 173
A new EU ruling limits the ambitions of companies that try to control biotechnology
Local power
21st July 2010 — Issue 173
The coalition is right to let councils sell green electricity —but they’ll need some help
Black men CAN swim
21st July 2010 — Issue 173
Advances in genetics are finally allowing us to get to the bottom of long-held racial myths
Tony Judt: a man of his word
21st July 2010 — Issue 173
Peter Jukes discusses history, life and justice with Tony Judt—who, even before his motor neurone disease replaced writing with speaking, was a master of morally charged rhetoric
Widescreen: slow cinema
21st July 2010 — Issue 173
A slow film can be just as gripping as a big-budget, crash-bang blockbuster—as long as you are prepared to meet it halfway
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