Judicial appointments have been used to foster a slow-growing sense of instability within our country. Strategic appointments were the first step.

My late classics professor taught me that Ancient Greek tragedy dramatized different points of view, insisted on empathy, and warned against hubris. What would he have made of our current moment?

On Oct. 28, 2015, an overloaded boat filled with refugees broke up and capsized off the coast of Lesvos, a Greek island. Hundreds were thrown into the water, and dozens were killed. Journalist Jeanne ...

The main spokesperson for the victims of Greece's worst rail tragedy has announced plans for a new political party to combat "corruption and clientelism", with polls already predicting a strong start.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with journalist Jeanne Carstensen about her new book, "Greek Tragedy," about the wreck of a ship filled with refugees off the Greek coast in 2015. Almost 10 years ago, a ...