Andrew Stephen

Andrew Stephen

Andrew Stephen was appointed US Editor of the New Statesman in 2001, having been its Washington correspondent and weekly columnist since 1998. He is a regular contributor to BBC news programs and to The Sunday Times Magazine. He has also written for a variety of US newspapers including The New York Times Op-Ed pages. He came to the US in 1989 to be Washington Bureau Chief of The Observer and in 1992 was made Foreign Correspondent of the Year by the American Overseas Press Club for his coverage.

Articles by Andrew Stephen

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Pssst. How much to buy Washington?

  • 12 December 2005

The US capital is swarming with lobbyists who are paid absurd sums to do shady deals with elected politicians. Now, suddenly, the courts are lifting the lid on what they get up to

America's ugly war of words

  • 05 December 2005

Observations on chickenhawks

Torturers? Who, us?

  • 21 November 2005

While George W Bush thinks everything is just fine, Guantanamo and the abuse of terror suspects are dividing his cabinet and corroding his presidency

Ambushed: Why America turned on Dubbya

  • 07 November 2005

This isn't just another Washington crisis; it is the worst calamity to befall a president since Watergate. An administration built on lies stands exposed as never before

Barack Obama

  • 17 October 2005
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10 people - Andrew Stephen on America's fastest-rising political star

USA (made in China)

  • 10 October 2005

Want to buy a bike in America? Chinese. Cadillac? Chinese parts. Wal-Mart alone imports $18bn worth of Chinese goods a year. Andrew Stephen on a trade tidal wave

A presidency crumbles

  • 03 October 2005

He just can't get it right any more. With Iraq, Katrina and Rita, the Bush disconnect - the gulf between rhetoric and reality - has become ever more stark. And now his friends are beginning to jump ship, reports Andrew Stephen

Why America can't cope

  • 12 September 2005

There are deeper explanations for the New Orleans catastrophe than anyone has dared suggest, writes Andrew Stephen. The roots lie in America's deluded self-image

America - Andrew Stephen spoils Bush's fun

  • 05 September 2005

The lasting image of Bush during the summer has been that of an uncaring president who has been idly biking - I can't see him fiddling, somehow - while Iraq burns

President Hillary: can she do it?

  • 29 August 2005

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

Tiananmen Square

20 years on

Desperately seeking democracy

Nina Power

Newspeak's legacy

Bamboozle, baffle and blindside

Television

Simon Schama

Simplistic Simon says: “Look at me, everyone!”

Theatre

Liberal guilt

Watch out for the bleeding-heart liberal

Vernon Bogdanor

Worse than Profumo

End of the party

Nicky Wire

The way I see it

Nicky Wire: The way I see it

Vote!

Will China rule the world?

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