Articles by Dr Victoria Fielding

It is universally accepted that workers are much less powerful than employers. The struggle for power between capitalists and workers is the basis of the […]

  So much of political debate comes down to the question of government intervention. Should the government manage the economy in a hands-off, neoliberal manner, […]

Corporate tax cuts do no create jobs. It is important to understand this very simple, very obvious fact no matter what #alternativefacts you see. The […]

Bill Shorten’s speech at the National Press Club today laid a solid roadmap for a future Labor government. Although the speech covered many policy topics, […]

Progressives don’t need a new narrative. We already have one. We just need to stop neglecting it. Remember when you were a child and you […]

How do I know with certainty that Trump will fall off the rails, crash and burn and then disappear like an ugly pimple on a […]

One of the few positive outcomes from the car-crash of Brexit and Trump is that political leaders are finally realising that wealth inequality is not […]

I will preface this post by apologising for its elitist, condescending tone. I understand how unhelpful it is to metaphorically look-down at Trump supporters, and […]

That’s right. On the day Paul Keating told the ABC they are letting Australians down, and on the day climate scientists warned uncontrolled climate change […]

There are two types of progressives. Until these progressives unite and find a common voice, a common message, a common set of policies to unite […]

As promised, I’m now looking ahead, not back, and hoping to be part of the worldwide left’s refusal to go down without a fight in […]

After spending the week trying to understand Trump’s victory, I’m almost ready to accept the things I cannot change, to show the courage to change the things I can […]

Since Trump’s victory on Tuesday, I’ve broken up with America, tried to understand why white women voted for him, and showed my displeasure at the […]