Politics books

Trump porn star payment a ‘zombie case’ that wouldn’t die, ex-prosecutor says in book
Mark Pomerantz writes of frustration of attempt to make hush money to Stormy Daniels a money-laundering case
Martin Pengelly in New York
06, Feb, 2023 @7:05 PM

The Aftermath review: a younger, more liberal America? OK, Boomer
Philip Bump of the Washington Post has produced a fascinating account of demographic change and future possibilities
Lloyd Green
05, Feb, 2023 @7:00 AM

Prosecutors likened Trump to mob boss and had to prove he wasn’t insane – book
Mark Pomerantz, who was on New York team investigating tax affairs, reportedly compares ex-president to John Gotti
Martin Pengelly in New York
03, Feb, 2023 @9:59 PM

And Then What? by Catherine Ashton review – frank admissions from the former EU chief diplomat
A candid memoir of a fraught time in office provides a useful record of high level negotiation in Iran and Ukraine
Simon Tisdall
02, Feb, 2023 @11:00 AM

Red Memory by Tania Branigan review – the toxic afterlife of Mao’s Cultural Revolution
The Guardian’s former China correspondent assembles a cast of eye-witnesses to tell a story now being suppressed once more
Marina Benjamin
01, Feb, 2023 @9:00 AM

Donald Trump sues Bob Woodward over The Trump Tapes for $50m
Washington Post reporter and publisher Simon & Schuster say lawsuit ‘without merit … we will aggressively defend against it’
Martin Pengelly in New York
31, Jan, 2023 @3:43 PM

Red Memory review – the Cultural Revolution up close
In gathering histories from one of the country’s darkest, most divisive periods, the former Guardian China correspondent has created a gripping and important document
Rana Mitter
30, Jan, 2023 @7:00 AM

Never Give an Inch review: Mike Pompeo as ‘heat-seeking missile for Trump’s ass’
The former secretary of state wants to be president. His vicious memoir will sell, but he may not find buyers at the polls
Lloyd Green
29, Jan, 2023 @7:00 AM

Schiff calls Mike Pompeo ‘failed Trump lackey’ after classified records claim
Democratic congressman pushes back after former CIA chief and secretary of state accuses him of leaking classified information
Martin Pengelly
26, Jan, 2023 @3:36 PM

Victor Navasky, the New York Times and a key moment in gay history
The great editor, who died this week, prompted one of the most important pieces ever published about homosexuality
Charles Kaiser
26, Jan, 2023 @7:00 AM

Washington Post condemns Pompeo for ‘vile’ Khashoggi ‘falsehoods’
Fred Ryan says former secretary of state ‘outrageously misrepresents’ Post journalist murdered by Saudi Arabian regime
Martin Pengelly in New York
24, Jan, 2023 @7:19 PM

‘We may have lost the south’: what LBJ really said about Democrats in 1964
Bill Moyers was there when Lyndon Johnson made his memorable assessment of the Civil Rights Act’s effects
Charles Kaiser
23, Jan, 2023 @7:00 AM
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