The great showdown
The West Wing's final episodes mirror the real presidential campaign so closely that even its writers admit it's 'creepy'. But will the finale be the same?
Published by: The Guardian
Monthly Archives: October 2008
Brace yourselves – George Bush will soon be free to do just what he wants
The raid on Syria is a dark portent. The current president has three long, unaccountable months to cement his legacy
Published by: The Guardian
Lest we forget
Shooting an animated film about the 1982 Lebanon war triggered memories that Israeli film-maker Ari Folman had long blotted out.
Published by: The Guardian
Palin won’t go away
If you imagine she's going to settle for quiet obscurity in Alaska after the election, think again
Published by: The Guardian
All sides are behaving as if Obama has it in the bag. And yet, and yet …
In a flurry of chicken counting, Democrats are gazing at a radical new dawn while Republicans ready to attack the victor
Published by: The Guardian
The end of attack politics
The debate showed how the traditional Republican strategy of negative campaigning is backfiring against John McCain
Published by: The Guardian
When old dogmas die, there is room for all kinds of radical new thinking
Shorter working weeks, lower consumption, and banks working for us - this crisis could prove a chance for a fresh start
Published by: The Guardian
Our leaders are impotent to tame the beast
Politicians' limitations have been laid bare during these tumultuous weeks. If ever they can assert strength, it is now
Published by: The Guardian
Jew-hatred we don?t care about
The Baltic states are erasing the memory of the Holocaust - and even prosecuting survivors. Where is our outrage?
Published by: The Jewish Chronicle
This pansy-ass limey Brit won’t butt out ? the US election is our business
My predictions of global reaction to a McCain win led to an avalanche of invective. But the result has a huge impact on us
Published by: The Guardian