Economy

Donald Trump mural

Malik Miah and Barry Sheppard look behind the Republican Party’s victory in the United States election, why the Democratic Party lost and the challenges ahead.

Venezuelan oil well and former president Hugo Chavez

Federico Fuentes sat down with sociologist Malfred Gerigfrom the Central University of Venezuela to discuss the United States’ sanctions on Venezuela in the context of the country’s “Long Depression”.

Tuvalu Prime Minister Feleti Teo has described rich countries’ plansto expand fossil fuels as a “death sentence” for his country. Zara Lomas looks at Pacific Island states’ push for ainternational treaty to phase out fossil fuels.

Discussing why the United States has delivered Donald Trump a second term, Sam Wainwright argues there is a huge disconnection and alienation from mainstream politics and thata qualitatively different kind is needed. Alex Bainbridge reports.

Electrical Trades Union NSW/ACT secretary Allen Hicks has criticised private operator Transgrid for the lengthy power failures in Broken Hill and surrounds. Jim McIlroy reports.

Greens MP Michael Berkman with campaigners on polling day

While theLiberal National Party had been predicted to winthe October 26 Queensland election,its victory was not on the scale of Labor’s decimation in 2012, as some had feared. Alex Bainbridge reports.

The Global Ecosocialist Network and Marxmail.world’s “Roadmap to Ecosocialism” forum heard from four speakers about the strategies and tactics needed to move beyond capitalism. Susan Price reports on the presentations.

Instead of restoring trust in the public service and politics, the National Anti-Corruption Commissionhas shown it prefers to be impotent, argues Binoy Kampmark.

The NSW Independent Casino Commission handed Star Casino a reduced wrist-slap fine and yet another extension on its still-suspended licence, claiming its latest reprieve is “in the public interest”. Suzanne James reports.

Federico Fuentes explains what happened in the Venezuelan elections, what it means and where it leaves the solidarity movement.

Labor now wants to keep the national broadband network, NBN Co, in public ownership, tabling a bill in parliament to that effect. Jim McIlroy reports.

Newcastle and the Hunter region in New South Wales are the focus of the Monumental Imaginaries exhibition.Cathy Peters reviews the works of artists commenting on the magnitude of the transformation required for a rapid energy transition.