Feb 12, 2021 08:10 am UTC| Politics Economy
Any feasible pathway out of the climate crisis involves dramatically lowering our consumption of fossil fuels. Its astonishing, then, that many countries not only dont reflect the damage caused by burning fossil fuels in...
Voting in prison should be mandatory – here's why
Feb 12, 2021 08:07 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
If elections in the UK go ahead in May some incarcerated British citizens will have the right to vote for the first time. Scotland has passed legislation enfranchising prisoners with sentences of less than 12 months. Wales...
What if Biden's $1.9 trillion stimulus plan is too big?
Feb 12, 2021 07:55 am UTC| Politics Economy
Its not often centre-left economists disagree with each other let alone get into a stoush. But its what happened over the last week. On February 5 former US Treasury Secretary and National Economic Council Chair Larry...
Trust in government soars in Australia and New Zealand during pandemic
Feb 12, 2021 07:43 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
It has become accepted wisdom that the COVID-19 pandemic has seen trust in government rise across countries. But by how much? And why should it matter? To answer these questions, we conducted a representative online...
Nancy Pelosi confirmed to have been targeted by Capitol rioters in new audio and video evidence
Feb 12, 2021 07:02 am UTC| Politics
The Senate trials for now-former President Donald Trump are underway, charging Trump for inciting the insurrection last January 6. The Democratic impeachment managers have recently played new audio recordings and video...
Donald Trump impeachment: Judge orders Proud Boy to remain detained without bond
Feb 12, 2021 06:55 am UTC| Politics
Following the deadly violence that was the Capitol insurrection last January 6, law enforcement officials are already rounding up a good number of people that were identified to be involved. As Donald Trump faces a Senate...
Donald Trump to be investigated by Georgia prosecutors for efforts to overturn election results
Feb 12, 2021 06:28 am UTC| Politics
During Donald Trumps crusade to overturn the election results following his refusal to admit defeat to Joe Biden, the now-former president was fixated on the narrow margin of results in Georgia. Since the damning phone...
Trade War Escalates: China Strikes Back