AMC Picks Up "Breaking Bad" For 2 More Seasons, 16 Episodes
After a few weeks of tough negotiations, AMC struck a deal with “Breaking Bad” producer Sony Pictures TV for a 16-episode renewal of the Emmy-winning television drama. Production on the meth-fueled...
View Article15 Things You Need To Know About The Blind Chinese Activist Who Became An...
This is the remarkable story of Chen Guangcheng, the blind human rights dissident who has sparked a diplomatic crisis between China and the United States. It’s a bizarre and terrifying story that...
View ArticleSan Francisco Transit Strike Strands Nearly Half A Million Commuters
Workers for Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) started a strike at 3 a.m. Monday morning, after union leaders walked out of a pay negotiation hours before workers’ contracts expired. The San Francisco-area...
View ArticleTory MPs Have Disowned Their Own Committee's Report Into Brexit
Carl Court / Getty Images Theresa May has no grounds for saying that "no deal is better than a bad deal" when Britain leaves the European Union, an influential committee of MPs said today.But the...
View ArticleBritain Just Unveiled Its Plans For EU Customs Arrangements After Brexit
David Davis, the Brexit minister, right, was mocked after he was photographed on the first day of the latest round of talks without any papers in front of him. Thierry Charlier / AFP / Getty Images...
View ArticleThe Brexit Department Is Now Saying David Davis Does Work Full-Time
Justin Tallis / AFP / Getty Images The Brexit department has said David Davis does work full-time, after earlier refusing to answer questions about the Brexit secretary's workload raised by his former...
View ArticleEuropean Judges Will Still Have Some Influence Over British Legal Disputes...
The logo of the European Court of Justice pictured outside the main courtroom in Luxembourg. Francois Lenoir / Reuters Theresa May insisted that Britain will no longer be bound by rulings of the...
View ArticlePresident Obama Vs. Eric Cantor
Here's the widely reported rhetorical smackdown that President Obama delivered to House Majority Leader Eric Cantor during yesterday's debt ceiling negotiations, conveniently presented in words and...
View ArticleHow To Use The Media To Sell A Company
Recent stories about a potential sale of Time Warner Cable offer a master class in the subtle semiotics of deal-making. A reader's guide. View Entire Post ›
View ArticleKerry Concedes The U.S. Is Prepared To Negotiate With Syria's Bashar Al-Assad
"We have to negotiate in the end," Secretary of State John Kerry said on CBS on Sunday. View Entire Post ›
View ArticleHere Are The Highlights Of The Iran Nuclear Agreement
Iran has agreed to never "seek, develop or acquire any nuclear weapons." President Obama said Tuesday that "this deal is not built on trust — it is built on verification." View Entire Post ›
View ArticleOfficials Using Intermediaries To Communicate With Armed Group In Oregon
Through backchannels, law enforcement officials told the militia occupying a federal wildlife refuge they "have no intention of going up there and not be peaceful." View Entire Post ›
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