Connie Bruck

As the state resists the White House on issues from immigration to climate change, Governor Jerry Brown is determined to avoid a pitched battle. Connie Bruck reports.

After supermarkets, private equity, and politics, Ron Burkle makes a move on Hollywood.

How Eli Broad took over Los Angeles.

An entertainment mogul sets his sights on foreign policy.

Connie Bruck writes about Angelo Mozilo, the Countrywide C.E.O. who became the face of the subprime-mortgage scandal and the ensuing financial crisis.

A multibillionaire’s relentless quest for global influence.

Can Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa keep control of L.A.’s battling factions?

Jack Valenti has fought Hollywood’s battles in Washington for thirty-five years. Can he still get his way?

Connie Bruck on the life and death of the rapper Tupac Shakur.

From Wellesley and Yale to the White House and health-care reform.