29 August 2005

From the Editor…

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Jason Cowley, Editor, New Statesman

Cover story

President Hillary: can she do it?

She's still insisting she won't run in 2008, but she will, writes Andrew Stephen. She is rapidly positioning herself to be the next Democratic presidential candidate. And, with a little help from her new friend Rupert Murdoch, she will win

By Andrew Stephen

Features

The people's peacemaker

By Peter Hain

In Northern Ireland Mo Mowlam reached parts of the population most politicians simply never get near. Because of her, the divisions are more soluble than they used to be

Legacies that Brown should note

By John Kampfner

What we don't know about drinking

By Barbara Gunnell

Is there a connection between binge drinking, alcohol-related illness and the licensing hours? No one really knows, writes Barbara Gunnell, and that includes the government

Dancing to his tune

By Ariel Dorfman

Ariel Dorfman grew up believing Einstein was famous for music, not physics. A mistake? Not quite, he writes

Bugging broadband

By Charles Arthur

How vulnerable is your PC? As millions of us rush to embrace broadband, Britain is becoming the computer virus centre of the world. Charles Arthur explains

Regulars

New Statesman Leader

For Iraq, talk is the only way

Darcus Howe wants a public enemy

By Darcus Howe

Let us not make demons of those arguing the de Menezes case

Michael Portillo - With the gods

By Michael Portillo

Opera - A hyper-elaborate cycle stays true to Wagner's intentions, writes Michael Portillo Der Ring des Nibelungen Seattle Opera House

Competition

Win vouchers to spend at any Tesco store

Culture

An own goal

By Boyd Farrow

Why is America immune to the charms of soccer? Perhaps because Hollywood has never paid it any attention. Now, it looks like Tinseltown has been bribed to do something about it. Boyd Farrow investigates footie's arrival at the flicks

The magic mountain

By Sebastian Harcombe

Art in Germany - Minotaurs and drag queens are attempting to save the old Ossie parliament building. Sebastian Harcombe joins them

Halcyon days

By Simon Poe

British impressionism - Have we ever matched Monet? Simon Poe revisits our own charming painters

Film

Mark Kermode - On the road again

By Mark Kermode

Film - Two lame-brained hill-billies make an unwelcome return, writes Mark Kermode The Dukes of Hazzard (12A) The Mighty Celt (12A) The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D (U)

Television