Obama seeks the rub of the Martin Luther King legacy

As focus turns to the climax of the Republican convention and the choice of running mate by their candidate, war veteran John McCain, Democrat Barack Obama is turning his attention to winning over sceptics – including some religious voters. The election in...

Obama pitches for a global presidency in Berlin speech

US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is today making an unprecedented campaign pitch in Berlin, Germany, and has drawn an enthusiastic crowd of 100,000. But how will this go down in the USA? That is the question political analysts are asking as the young...

The mortgage collapse and the poor

President Roosevelt must be turning in his grave. The mortgage guarantee institution that was created to help solve America’s depression-era housing crisis seems to have had a central role in instigating a new economic crisis – and perhaps even a new depression....