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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World Affairs
The house of slaves
- 10 July 2006
In the murky basement of his home in Washington's affluent Georgetown district, Andrew Stephen makes a discovery that leads him to some terrible truths about America, past and present
Politics
NS Interview - Chomsky
- 19 June 2006
- 2 comments
The New York Times calls him "arguably the most important intellectual alive", yet he has needed police guards on his own campus. Andrew Stephen discusses Iraq, Iran and Blair with a man who divides opinion like no other
World Affairs
The shame of the 'jocks'
- 29 May 2006
- 2 comments
The alleged rape of a young black woman by a party of rich white sports students lays bare America's attitudes to race and masculinity
Politics
The Latino giant awakes
- 01 May 2006
The new political and economic power of Hispanic immigrants is fuelling an ugly mood of racism in America, where "illegals" are accused of taking healthcare, jobs and housing
Politics
To nuke or not to nuke: Bush decides
- 17 April 2006
There will be an attack; that much is already assumed in Washington. Whether it should be nuclear is a matter of intense debate. The verdict may depend upon the wild card of the president's Messianic complex
World Affairs
Worshippers of wisteria lane
- 10 April 2006
How Christian are the desperate housewives, in thought and deed? Not very. And neither, despite what they say, are most of their fellow Americans.
World Affairs
A lifetime for a spliff
- 27 March 2006
Don't use marijuana in the US unless you want to risk going to prison for the rest of your life. America has the most punitive penal system in the world
Politics
He's got a plan: cut and run
- 20 March 2006
Even Rumsfeld, cocooned inside Bush's bunker, can see it's over
Politics
Deputy Dick: what we don't know
- 27 February 2006
Had he been drinking? Why were the witness reports so contradictory? Many questions remain about that quail shoot
North America
Andrew Stephen saves $9,000
- 20 February 2006
The dentist said I needed an extraction and implants that would cost $9,000. Knowing how things work in the US, I got a second opinion. The result? No extraction, no implants
