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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Dubbya: just as tricky as Dickie

  • 06 February 2006

George Bush, like Nixon before him, can't resist bugging his enemies and covering up. But does he remember what became of his predecessor?

An American education

  • 16 January 2006

It is "early applications" time for US universities, and families have been on tenterhooks. If you want to see the class system at work, look no further

Mister straight talk

  • 19 December 2005

2006 - America : In a big election year, with the president on the ropes and the right at war with itself, one man can save the Republicans, and he is a maverick Vietnam hero aged 69

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
  • 1 comment

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

The interview

Preview: Ken Livingstone: “The world is run by monsters”

The interview

Preview: Boris Johnson: “I’ll tell you what makes me angry – lefty crap”

On Syria

Intervention in Syria won’t work, so how do we stop Assad?

GOP race so far

Infographic: Republican primary race 2012

Mind your B-sides

Mind your B-sides

Time to rethink

Time to rethink, not reassure

Who minds?

Latter Day Taint?

Alistair Darling

Alistair Darling, the Miliband dilemma and what the party must do next
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