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Iran’s protesters will neither submit to the fascism hidden behind the regime’s pseudo-anti-imperialism nor surrender their country to the hegemony of the United States or their economy to financialized capital. The Western left should learn from them. ATHENS – Dealing with random, unprovoked abuse is never easy. But dealing with random, unprovoked praise can be […]
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One of the grand traditions of the Past & Present Reading Group is “the pitch.” As we near the end of our current text, those who have engaged with it are given the opportunity to nominate the next book that the group will tackle. At risk of doing an injustice to any selfless members of the group, I would suggest that most pitches combine two motives of the pitcher: on the one hand, a genuine feeling that a collective reading of the suggested text will pay dividends to all members; on the other, a more prosaic, self-interested desire to recommend a book that is important to their own work and which they want to read anyway. Such was definitely the case when I pitched Alex Callinicos’ Making History: Agency, Structure, and Change in Social Theory.
The post Alex Callinicos, Making History: Agency, Structure and Change in Social Theory appeared first on Progress in Political Economy (PPE).
Proposed reforms to Australia’s industrial relations laws are likely to support higher coverage for collective bargaining in the national labour market, and provide a boost to stagnant wage growth according to new research from the Centre for Future Work. The report reviews historical data on the erosion of collective bargaining in Australia, and its close
The post Restoring Collective Bargaining Coverage Would Boost Wage Growth: Research Report appeared first on The Australia Institute.
Hi everyone! I’ll be at DesignerCon in Anaheim this weekend, all three days Nov 18-20 at booth 725. I’ll have books and merch–come say hi!
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Australia’s climate action again ranks in the bottom 10 of countries assessed in the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2023. The CCPI is an annual analysis of climate performance by countries covering 92% of global emissions, conducted by international think tank Germanwatch, NewClimate Institute and CAN International. Key Points: Australia’s overall ranking moved up four
The post Australia Remains in Bottom 10 on Global Climate List, Despite Improvements appeared first on The Australia Institute.
We’re getting even closer to the launch of Drupal 10 as we hit the one month countdown mark! With Drupal 10 expected to be released on 14 December, we’re gearing up to update in order to take advantage of all of the benefits such as Olivero theme, CK Editor 5, and new Claro backend.
Prepare now with Upgrade Status
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If you’re on Drupal 9, use Upgrade Status on your Drupal 9 site to get an estimate of the work needed. Install the Upgrade Status module, check your environment readiness and start by making that compatible. Then, proceed with the to-do list shown on the UI.
Proposed reforms to Commonwealth industrial relations laws would create more opportunities for collective bargaining to occur on a multi-employer basis, rather than being limited solely to individual workplaces or enterprises. Business groups have attacked this proposal as a dramatic change that would supposedly spark widespread work stoppages and industrial chaos.
The post Multi-Employer Bargaining Necessary for Fixing Wages Crisis appeared first on The Australia Institute.
Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine caused a massive surge in gas and LNG prices that have enabled gas companies around the world, including Australia to make record-level profits.
The post Gas companies are profiting off of human misery – we need a windfall profits tax appeared first on The Australia Institute.
The Met says Just Stop Oil are a tiny minority causing ‘disproportionate’ disruption. Isn’t environmental Armageddon enough justification?
Continue reading...I was invited onto the MMT Podcast with Patricia Pino and Christian Reilly (thanks!): “What Is A Bond Vigilante And How Do We Get Rid Of Them?” A discussion of some of the issues raised by the wackiness i