After Super Tuesday, exhausted Americans face 8 more months of presidential campaigning
Mar 06, 2024 22:49 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Now that Super Tuesday is over and the Democratic and Republican nominees are all but officially chosen, as everyone expected, voters can turn the page to the general election. But theyre not excited about it, and they...
The ‘No’ Voice result showed us we need to prioritise truth-telling in Australia
Mar 06, 2024 22:48 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
The Indigenous Voice to Parliament could have been a chance to address issues First Nations people often face, such as domestic and family violence, racism and discrimination, and inequalities in education, health, and the...
Mar 06, 2024 22:48 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Donald Trumps political obituary has been written many times. His dominant performance in the Super Tuesday Republican primaries marks one more instance of him outlasting those who counted him out. While Trump has yet...
Some truths are self-evident: Joe Biden is too old. But who could possibly replace him?
Feb 21, 2024 10:57 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
It is possible, in politics as in life, for several things to be true at once. It is true that Donald Trump and his plans for a second presidential administration represent an existential threat to American...
Capital gains: Sunak and Starmer’s tax bills show how the system benefits the rich
Feb 21, 2024 10:56 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Rishi Sunak paid over 500,000 in UK taxes last year, recent documents published by the government revealed. As well as displaying a considerable contribution to the nations coffers, the details of the prime ministers...
US election: how Trump and his followers use offensive humour to make prejudice acceptable
Feb 20, 2024 11:15 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Fox News anchor Sean Hannity interviewed Donald Trump in front of a studio audience in Iowa in December 2023. Hannity asked Trump to guarantee he would not abuse his power or seek retribution if he was reelected in 2024....
Feb 20, 2024 11:14 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Reports of the death of Russias most famous opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, in an Arctic prison camp are shocking, but not entirely unexpected. It draws a line under Russias political development over the past two...
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