11 May 2009
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Cover story
'We must build our house upon a rock'
Barack Obama has used his first 100 days in office to remake the culture of US politics. But his critics are asking, “Is the president too socialist and too willing to appease America’s enemies ?” Even Warren Buffett, one of his great supporters, has scorned his wisdom of taxing the rich
Features
The eagle of fascism soars
Democratic forces in Berlusconi’s Italy are increasingly beleaguered. More than ever they need our support, not our silence and consent
The masses smell blood
. . . on the Gurkhas, Gordon Brown’s tin ear, and penalty shoot-outs
Going, going, gone
The days of the shopping channel are coming to a close. Thank goodness, writes Tanya Gold, who has experienced the horror of the TV auction at first hand
Essay
The Tories are destined to lose the ideological war
In his NS essay Andy Beckett argues that history is against David Cameron's brand of Conservatism
Regulars
The Politics Column
To the bitter end
Gordon Brown is “hunkering down” in his bunker at Downing Street as the plotters scheme – but he is going nowhere, writes James Macintyre
Down & Out in London
Play the straight bat
In Acton, my son’s cricket team thrash the opposition mercilessly. This is riches undreamt of: I know what it feels like to be Australian
Culture
Can you dig it?
An ambitious survey of jazz in the 20th century is one dazzling image after another. But uprooted from all context, this disparate collection of jazz gems is a little lost in the wilderness
Theatre
Cycle of violence
Tricycle Theatre's series of plays about the history of foreign intervention in Afghanistan conveys a mixed message
England’s dreaming
Penguin’s new series of travelogues is rooted in a semi-mythical vision of rural Britain, and overlooks the cities and suburbs where most of us actually live
Film
Darling, you were wonderful
The world of an ageing courtesan is made too seductive for its own good
Television
Talking about a revolution
The tedium of the negotiating table stifles a drama about the end of apartheid
Radio
For what we are about to receive
Even bankers deserve a little forgiveness from the Lord above
The Fan
Croatian sensation
Hunter Davies leaves Britain behind for a far more civilised football experience
