Do climate refugees need special protection? 🔊

Do climate refugees need special protection? 🔊

Last week, the man who would have become the first official climate change refugee, Ioane Teitiota, lost his case to avoid deportation at the United Nations Human Rights Committee. Teitiota claimed refugee status saying climate change had affected his right to life...
Are public referendums the right way to make law?

Are public referendums the right way to make law?

By Edward Willis In 2020, New Zealanders will vote in two referendums at the general election. Edward Willis investigates whether public referendums are the right way to make law. New Zealand enjoys a comparatively direct form of democratic government. Our Parliament...
Who is killing unionists in the Philippines?

Who is killing unionists in the Philippines?

By Ben Goldson Duterte claims to be fighting crime. But it appears that unionists are being killed with virtual impunity in the Philippines. In 1975, workers at the La Tondena brewery in Manila walked off the job, defying Ferdinand Marcos halfway through the two...
Is political change coming to Putin’s Russia? 🔊

Is political change coming to Putin’s Russia? 🔊

Major political change is happening in Russia right now as President Vladimir Putin announced significant constitutional changes in his annual address to the nation. The amendments Putin put forward included term limits for the president, more authority for parliament...