Sasha Issenberg is a national political reporter in the Washington bureau of The Boston Globe, and has also written for Slate, Conde Nast Portfolio, The Washington Monthly, Inc., Boston, Philadelphia, George, where he served as a contributing editor. THE SUSHI ECONOMY is his first book. He lives in Philadelphia.

Selected work:
Philadelphia
Boo-Boos in Paradise
David Brooks is the public intellectual of the moment. But our writer found out he doesn’t check his facts. (April 2004)

Slate
Dick Knows
The Watergate movie that got it right. (June 6, 2005)

Boston
The $700,000 Pyramid
Alan Solomont has never been shy about asking fellow fat cats to write big checks for Democratic candidates. This time around, the elite fundraiser is going after college students and their beer money. (June 2007)

Inc.
The Kerry Pitch
John Kerry, entrepreneur. (October 2004)

The Washington Monthly
The Simplest Life
Why Americans romanticize the Amish. (October 2004)

The Boston Globe
Allied Powers
The rise of the global airline alliance, the fall of the national carrier and the fate of sovereignty in the skies. (November 19, 2006)

Legal Affairs
Shanghaied
Mr. Liu keeps film buffs in Fassbinder, Kurosawa, and Antonioni. Cheap. (March/April 2006)

Philadelphia
The Great Days of John Street
The Mayor’s legacy is shaping up to be a hailstorm of scandal, a soaring deficit, and a rude reputation. So why on earth is he so happy? (May 2005)

Boston
The Mayor’s Personnel Problems
To understand why Mayor Menino takes so long to fill the critical job vacancies that have hobbled City Hall, you have to understand the peculiar way he handles hiring—a process quietly undergoing some radical changes. (October 2006)