Hugh Grant’s Awfully Big Adventure Hugh Grant’s Awfully Big Adventure
At the Labour Party conference, a whiff of Hollywood glamor helps Britain's anti-hacking campaigners keep their spirits up—and MPs on their toes.
Sep 27, 2011 / D.D. Guttenplan
The Murdochs: Power Without Responsibility The Murdochs: Power Without Responsibility
Getting to the bottom of News Corporation would require a global effort—and far more determination than anything shown either by Eric Holder’s Justice Department or Da...
Jul 20, 2011 / D.D. Guttenplan
What Did the Murdochs Know, and When Did They Know It? What Did the Murdochs Know, and When Did They Know It?
If British MPs wonder what Murdoch’s broadcasting would be like without the fetter of parliamentary supervision—and the competitive standards of the BBC for comparison&...
Jul 18, 2011 / D.D. Guttenplan
Sky Falls on Rupert Murdoch Sky Falls on Rupert Murdoch
As stunning revelations break daily in the hacking scandal, Rupert and James Murdoch withdraw News Corporation’s bid for BSkyB. But the inquiry into Murdoch’s para-corp...
Jul 13, 2011 / D.D. Guttenplan
Sky Falling, Murdoch Sacks Hacks. Game Over? Sky Falling, Murdoch Sacks Hacks. Game Over?
The News of the World is toast. But Rupert Murdoch may still eat his foes for breakfast.
Jul 8, 2011 / D.D. Guttenplan
Schools Out as British Teachers Strike Over Pension Cuts Schools Out as British Teachers Strike Over Pension Cuts
The Conservative goverment's use of Greece as a boogie-man to justify public-sector cuts looks increasingly bankrupt. Someone tell Ed Miliband.
Jul 1, 2011 / D.D. Guttenplan
Talking Tory Blues Talking Tory Blues
The British election has produced a surprise constitutional earthquake.
May 7, 2011 / D.D. Guttenplan and Maria Margaronis
On the Case: On Simon Wiesenthal On the Case: On Simon Wiesenthal
As Tom Segev’s biography makes clear, in the entire pantheon of Jewish superheroes there is no more unlikely figure than Simon Wiesenthal.
Apr 6, 2011 / Books & the Arts / D.D. Guttenplan
400,000 Brits Protest Against Austerity 400,000 Brits Protest Against Austerity
Half a million people marched through London in opposition to the British government's austerity program. But is anyone listening?
Mar 26, 2011 / D.D. Guttenplan
Tony Blair Redux Tony Blair Redux
The former British Prime Minister appeared again before the Chilcot Inquiry; this time, he seemed determined to make amends.
Jan 21, 2011 / D.D. Guttenplan