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Jul 6, 20247 min read
Dutton’s Upside-down Nuclear Madness v workers' democracy
Ó Don Sutherland Contending world views Trade Unions for Energy Democracy is the influential local, regional and global champion of...
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Jan 19, 20243 min read
Living standards in 2024: a programme with socialist characteristics
Just before Christmas, the Socialist Alliance (SA) put forward a ten-point programme to deal with the cost of living crisis in the...
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Dec 16, 20216 min read
Just Transitions and Green New Deals
The broad range of Just Transition proposals are necessary, but not adequate, to reverse climate heating. These proposals must be...
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Dec 10, 20211 min read
Extreme bush fire smoke and workers’ rights (part 1):
Workers Radio Podcast 24th January In our first discussion for 2020 Caroline and I start a 3 part series on the unprecedented and extreme...
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Dec 10, 20212 min read
Mainstream journo talks Plan B for tackling climate change
Morrison’s fake “evolve” can be challenged In today’s Guardian (Australian Edition), Lenore Taylor presents another strong summary of...
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Dec 10, 20212 min read
The voice of a quiet Australian
Yesterday I was sitting in a sauna after some swimming exercise. I joined three other blokes and one woman. It was my first time there...
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Dec 10, 20212 min read
Dependence on private corporations to fix inequality and climate change will be a dead end
Global economy faces $19tn corporate debt timebomb, warns IMF Here we have the IMF warning the capitalist class, and the governments that...
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Dec 10, 20218 min read
Just transition and green new deals – “Plan B AAA-Rated”: workers taking charge
The Australian school students strike on September 20 put forward 3 general demands for climate justice, that they have repeated since:...
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Dec 10, 20216 min read
Australian bosses and “their” profits: capital strikes are good
Introduction and acknowledgement In this article I take a close look at what’s been happening in Australia with profits and investment. I...
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Dec 10, 20212 min read
Talking about the big picture …
www.afr.com/news/world/north-america/economy-at-risk-aides-warn-chaotic-trump-20190823-p52k5n … learning how to is critical for “rank and...
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Dec 10, 20215 min read
September 20: union actions against the climate emergency
Sydney 2016 Heat stress and extreme climate events Joining in on September 20 It is now just one month and a bit before the next...
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Dec 10, 20213 min read
A delicate moment | Michael Roberts Blog … this is actually a big deal for the Australian elec
IMF chief economist, Gita Gopinath reckoned the global economy had entered “a delicate moment”. She offered a decisive insight: “If the...
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Dec 10, 20215 min read
Socialism’s Relevance Here and Now in Australia
Talking about socialism here and elsewhere Dr. Tristan Ewins consistently seeks, from within the ALP, as an open socialist to the left of...
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Dec 10, 20212 min read
Understanding exploitation
https://portside.org/2019-01-26/erik-olin-wright-1947-2019 This obituary for Erik Olin Wright makes me regret not paying more attention...
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Dec 10, 20211 min read
Davos Forum 2019 – working out how to keep the 90% under control despite everything
Davos and the ‘liberal order’ I think this, by Michael Roberts, is a pretty good summary of what the Davos Forum, now underway on the ski...
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