One of the challenges critics of our contemporary form of capitalism face, is how to make the analysis of that beast clear to a broad audience. Let’s face it, most academic books on the topic are hard to understand. Moreover, many people hardly ever read a non-fiction book about politics, let alone the economy. Film […]
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How our conception of how a family "should be" is holding us back from improving the lives of working families.
The Australian Liberal party has responded to polling showing that they are not popular with the youth of Australia by announcing a new initiative, the Dutton Youth. ”We understand that the youth of Australia are not connecting with us and... Read More ›
The hidden story of a 180 year old union-busting spy agency.
Take a flight on masochist airlines.
You should get paid for being a dad!
Victoria’s election delivered humiliation for the Liberals and ended with Labor’s Daniel Andrews comfortably re-elected for the third time.
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Setting the record straight and identifying less destructive pathways forward than round after round of interest rate increases.
Economic history is full of episodes in which inflation triggered both intense social conflicts and heated debates among economists and policymakers over its causes. The present worldwide upsurge in prices is no exception: from the moment governments and central banks first contemplated how to protect their citizens from COVID, inflation hawks and doves divided over whether the measures would touch off an inflationary price spiral.
Amazon takes on a warehouse trying to unionize in Alabama.
Minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 for 45 years. We need a raise!