Russell Williams

Analysis Commentary Longread

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?

Russell Williams

January 29, 2021

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…

Russell Williams

October 1, 2020

Analysis Beyond COVID Longread

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.

Russell Williams

June 7, 2020

Analysis Commentary

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…

Russell Williams

July 26, 2019

Analysis Longread Politics

The Red and Blue Doors Open the Same Room

Russell Williams

May 2, 2019

Budget 2019: Shag It, Let’s Do Magic

Russell Williams

April 16, 2019

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…

Russell Williams

December 3, 2015