Highlights from July's issue…

Who are BRITAIN'S TOP 100 PUBLIC INTELLECTUALS? Argue over Prospect's list, vote for your own choices and read DAVID HERMAN's assessment of Britain's intellectual atmosphere

MICHAEL LIND wonders if a future population of 9bn could enjoy the preserves of today's rich

TIM KING on Nicolas Sarkozy, the rising star of French politics

GABRIELLE WALKER asks if human evolution is grinding to a halt

JO TATCHELL on Saddam's romantic fiction moonlighting

JONATHAN POWER meets India's new prime minister for tea

Readers of the Independent's Prospect supplement can click here to read the unabridged articles

Click here to read Julian Evans's European fiction reading list