Why hasn’t Obama closed Guantánamo?
Its continued existence reflects a cynical political calculation—and a failure to rethink America's war on "terror"
Energy special: Battery power is the way ahead
The hype over hydrogen is overdone
Time for quiet idealism
The Arab upheaval shows that we should promote our values—up to a point
If I ruled the world: Arianna Huffington
Objectivity is overrated. We need media that take sides and call leaders to account. And we all need to spend less time online
Washington Watch: midterms
The hard-fought November midterms will be the most expensive elections in US history
Tony Kushner: a political playwright?
The Pulitzer-winning playwright's work—now showing at London's Tricycle Theatre—has always been politically controversial. But on stage, as in life, politics is only part of the story
Washington watch: Hillary’s comeback?
Could a bad result in the midterms see Hillary mount a challenge to Obama in 2012?
Washington watch
The Democrats may cling on to the senate in the midterms—as long as there are no disasters
Crisis watch: still too big to fail
The Obama administration has failed to tackle the “too big to fail” problem. While the incentive to grow remains, disaster looms
