The Green New Deal is going global
May 07, 2019 03:06 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Its the third period of Game 7 of the Stanley Cup playoffs and were trailing, badly. Its time to pull the goalie and send out the top forward line. We dont know if we can actually win, but were going to give it everything...
Uber drivers strike: Organizing labour in the gig economy
May 07, 2019 03:06 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics Economy
In recent weeks, Uber is alleged to have lowered wages and raised prices to gain the favour of capital markets ahead of its May 9 Initial Public Offering (IPO), the largest one in years. This alleged change to fee...
Net zero emissions by 2050 or 2025? Depends how you think politics works
May 03, 2019 17:11 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
The UK should reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050, according to a major new report by the Committee on Climate Change, the governments official advisers. Its an ambitious target, but others say the...
Vital Signs: policies come and policies go, but surely we shouldn't be subsidising inheritances
May 03, 2019 17:11 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Theres an election on. Half a million of us have already voted. Theres just two weeks to go. With that comes more intense scrutiny of different policies (which is good) and disingenuous claims by those with vested...
Why is peace failing in the Philippines?
May 03, 2019 17:08 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
With the defeat of the Islamic State in Syria, ISIS fighters are exporting their combat to other parts of the world. One of the places theyre eyeing with interest is the Mindanao region in the southern part of the...
State of the states: more preference deals as pre-polling begins
May 03, 2019 17:07 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Our state of the states series takes stock of the key issues, seats and policies affecting the vote in each of Australias states. Well check in with our expert political analysts around the country every week of the...
Donald Trump: Is He Threatened by Joe Biden's 2020 Campaign?
May 03, 2019 10:15 am UTC| Politics
Former United States Vice President Joe Biden of the Democratic Party has already announced his 2020 campaign in the hopes of becoming the 46th president of the country. Many deem he could be a staunch opponent for current...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects