Karachi calling

When novelist Mohammed Hanif told friends he was returning to Pakistan after 12 years in Britain, they were aghast. Why would he and his young family swap London for a city with daily power cuts and rampant gun crime? The answer proved surprisingly simple ...

Age shall not wither her

Some of the most exciting artists of our time are women over 60. Emine Saner asks Paula Rego, Gillian Ayres and others how age has affected their work, while guest editor Natalie d'Arbeloff explains what prompted her to commission this piece

Insurance fraud

Dean Baker: The lack of transparency in the US healthcare industry means insurance companies can abuse patients by denying their claims