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Russell Williams

@RussAlanWill

Russell Alan Williams is an associate professor of political science at Memorial University where he studies political economy and public policy. He has been periodically contributing to the Indy since 2015.

Analysis
Budget 2021: Good News, Bad News, & Confusion About NL’s Future
This budget got better because the economy got better, and Moya Greene was overly pessimistic about the province’s situation.
June 2, 2021
AnalysisCommentaryLongread
When “Bankruptcy” is on the Table, It’s Not a Normal Election
If the financial situation in Newfoundland and Labrador is dire—and governments don’t have actual solutions—what is likely to happen?
January 29, 2021
Analysis
The “Pandemic Budget,” and Politics at the End of the Line
The truth is even simpler than it was last year. The province, despite seven years of austerity, is even closer to financial ruin that it…
October 1, 2020
AnalysisBeyond COVIDLongread
Thinking Outside the Crisis: A Great Big Bag of Hammers
The events triggered by Covid-19 are diagnostic of fragile social arrangements that we have lacked the ability to discuss for decades.
June 7, 2020
AnalysisCommentary
Moody’s Blues, or: Commission of Government 2.0
Yesterday’s news is not the end of the world. But it's a small part of a larger process: our control over Newfoundland & Labrador’s future…
July 26, 2019
AnalysisLongreadPolitics
The Red and Blue Doors Open the Same Room
May 2, 2019
News
Budget 2019: Shag It, Let’s Do Magic
April 16, 2019
Uncategorized
Dwight Turn?: Neoliberalism, Newfoundland-style
Can the province's new Liberal government deliver a "stronger tomorrow", or will incoming Premier Dwight Ball build on the dangerous legacy left by Danny Williams…
December 3, 2015