Domestic workers are sometimes called the world’s largest “invisible” workforce. In the US, many of these workers are immigrants and women. This final story in our series is from Boston, where domestic workers and their employers are testing new ways to settle disputes that might not involve a courtroom.

Video: Domestic worker mediation

Visual artist Ra di Martino grew up loving Star Wars. A few years ago, she set out to photograph the ruins of the old sets used to film the movie’s desert scenes. It took her to Morocco, and Tunisia, where she found the house Luke Skywalker lived in.

Slideshow: Old Movie Sets in North Africa

If you’re mad about something on TV, in a magazine or even a radio program like The World, you can write to us. But if you’re the subject of a political cartoon or caricature and you disagree with it, what do you do? It’s that sense of helplessness that prompted The Nation’s longtime editor and publisher Victor Navasky to write a book out the power of cartoons.

There’s a new attraction in Berlin: Barbie – The Dreamhouse Experience. It’s a massive pink building with a giant pink high-heeled shoe out front. Even though it just opened on Thursday, it’s been drawing protests for weeks now. Protesters say Barbie’s Berlin Dreamhouse represents a backward image for women in Germany. Susan Stone reports on the controversy.

Slideshow: Barbie's Berlin dreamhouse

Immigrant domestic workers — nannies, housecleaners, and caregivers — are sometimes called the world’s largest invisible workforce. Odette Yousef, of WBEZ in Chicago, reports on nationwide efforts to improve employment conditions for these workers. Many are female immigrants – and they can face special challenges too as they try to improve their work life.

The sounds of the fighting in Syria can be heard clearly and often from Alonei Habashan. Residents are more careful about hiking in the area. They are sure to coordinate with the Israeli army when they go on long walks. They are also applying for permits to keep weapons in their homes.

Many of the moon rocks brought back to Earth by Apollo space missions and given to foreign countries as gifts are missing. University of Phoenix law professor Joe Gutheinz has been investigating missing moon rock cases for years and tells The World us about his latest investigation involving an eastern Mediterranean island nation.