The one policy issue that was an unambiguous loser for Hillary Clinton was trade. Her grudging move to oppose the Trans-Pacific Partnership, choice of Tim Kaine as running mate...
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Three landmark 2016 reports
by Evatt Foundation | Dec 21, 2016
Inequality and productivity, trade, and the national accounts.ProductivityThe Productivity-Inclusiveness Nexus was published by the OECD in June, reversing the orthodox...
President’s Report 2016
by Christopher Sheil | Dec 21, 2016
I am pleased to report that the Evatt Foundation was active throughout the past year in pursuit of the highest ideals of the labour movement. This year, and over the past three...
New life members
by Christopher Sheil | Dec 21, 2016
The executive committee is delighted to present Life Memberships of the Evatt Foundation to Jeannette McHugh and Bruce Childs, in recognition and appreciation of their...
Survival in the Trump age
by Chris Lehmann | Nov 24, 2016
Well, so much for electing the most qualified presidential candidate in history. So much, as well, for the breathless idiot narratives of our mainstream press—from the incredible...
Virtuous rent: a rudder that can transform our economy
by Peter Barnes | Nov 24, 2016
The London Underground abounds with warnings to ‘mind the gap,’ referring to the space between station platforms and train doors. In our larger society, similar warnings could be...
The promise of change
by Robert L. Borosage | Nov 24, 2016
'Sorry to keep you waiting. Complicated business. Complicated. Thank you very much' – Donald Trump’s opening remarks in his victory speechComplicated? Americans just elected to...
The lessons of Michigan, Ohio & Pennsylvania
by Bill Shorten | Nov 24, 2016
There is indeed an urgent need for the government and the parliament to address rising inequality and division in Australia. In that vein, this is undoubtedly a lesson to be...
Naomi Klein’s Sydney lecture
by Deirdre Fulton | Nov 24, 2016
Canadian author and activist Naomi Klein accepted the 2016 Sydney Peace Prize in Australia on Friday, delivering a searing speech that reflected on Donald Trump's presidential...
Globalisation, post-Trump
by Thomas Piketty | Nov 24, 2016
Let it be said at once: Trump’s victory is primarily due to the explosion in economic and territorial inequality in the United States over several decades and the incapacity of...