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International When does a ripple become a wave? Lesley Russell 12 November 2018 Well, the ripple has become a wave, with the respected FiveThirtyEight now estimating that the Democrats have picked up thirty-eight seats in the House. Here’s Lesley… From the archive Crimes and punishments Andrew Leigh 1 November 2018 New York managed to stop the school-to-crime pipeline without increasing the imprisonment rate. Meanwhile, Australia is investing heavily in jail-building International A nation divided and torn Lesley Russell 29 October 2018 Once again, the depth of division in the United States has been laid bare International Blue wave or red wall? Lesley Russell 19 October 2018 With the US midterm elections less than three weeks away, how likely is a Democratic triumph?

Correspondents Getting ready for the blue wave Lesley Russell 28 July 2018 A frenetic White House reflects growing fears about the Republicans’ fate in November National Affairs Forty years on, a sense of history gives way to alarm Tim Colebatch 23 July 2018 Experts gathered in Canberra last week to pool their views about China’s forty-year record of economic reform, but Donald Trump’s trade war pushed its way to centrestage Correspondents The elephant in the bedroom Jonathan Malloy 13 July 2018 Canadians find themselves caught in an uncomfortably close relationship with Donald Trump’s America National Affairs Cutting through Sophie Black 3 July 2018 Donald Trump forgot the most basic lesson of Australia’s detention regime: don’t mention the children

International Right war, wrong weapons Lesley Russell 13 April 2018 America’s opioid crisis won’t be solved by the Mexican wall and capital punishment. Meanwhile, deaths keep rising, and Australia isn’t immune National Affairs Government by algorithm Mike Steketee 6 April 2018 Automated welfare didn’t end with the robo-debt controversy. Here and overseas, governments are turning vital decisions over to computers International Has the West called Putin’s bluff? John Besemeres 4 April 2018 The Russian president faces uncharacteristically united international opposition at the beginning of a potentially unstable final term in office National Affairs Hear that ticking? Michael Gill 22 March 2018 Finance’s share of the Australian economy is higher than ever, leaving us vulnerable to a growing global liquidity bubble