The face of the $1 trillion coin, Apple's cheaper iPhone, and more

BUDGET BATTLES Debt-ceiling fight: Who should be on the $1 trillion platinum coin? As the idea of neutering the debt ceiling with a mega-coin gains cache, it's time to start picking the trillion-dollar face WORLD OPINION India's deadly gang rape: 6 troubling attempts to blame the victim Among the unsettling rationales: She should have begged. She shouldn't have been out so late. She should have known better APPLE'S IPHONE Is Apple working on a cheap iPhone? Sources tell The Wall Street Journal that a phone built with lower-quality parts is on the horizon SYRIA'S UPRISING Syria's deepening humanitarian crisis: By the numbers Between the civil war, winter weather, and global indifference, Syria is rapidly sliding toward disaster FROM OUR PARTNERS AT POLITICAL WIRE Will Obama have a second-term scandal? History suggests the time is ripe for some presidential wrongdoing U.S. OPINION 5 things to be hopeful for in 2013 The federal government's debt may be ballooning. But the personal debt of U.S. households is actually shrinking, notes Paul Brandus FROM OUR PARTNERS AT SLATE The million-dollar dinosaur scandal Meet the crooks, smugglers, and counterfeiters who run the most brazen fossil scams SEE ALL CARTOONS SLATE Could we ever live on the moon? NEWSER US positive Iran is behind wave of banking hacks NEW YORK MAGAZINE National Cathedral to get in on gay weddings POLITICAL WIRE Christie more popular among Democrats SALON New Arrested Development season "will look very different" says creator 10 belatedly groundbreaking Vogue covers When it comes to diversity, fashion can be a bit behind the times       Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences | privacy policy  Copyright © 2013 The Week, All rights reserved.