Evatt Journal Vol. 16

Vol. 16, No. 5

With best wishes for the season to all our members and readers.

News & Views

PAPERS

The 1917 General Strike

Lucy Taksa draws out 1917's lessons for today. More →

Universal Basic Income

The fight is there to be won, concludes Tim Dunlop. More →

The paradise papers & the top 1%

Are we at French Revolution levels of injustice yet? More →

Other info

Vol. 16, No. 4

Evatt AGM

All members are entitled, invited and encouraged to attend the Annual General Meeting of the Evatt Foundation. Yes, it's once again time to review our activities over the past year and consider our direction for the next.

We are delighted to announce that our guest speaker is the leader of the NSW Labor Party, Luke Foley M.P.

Minutes of the last AGM and copies of financial statements will be available at the meeting. We hope you can join us in review and can promise some exciting plans for the year ahead. Refreshments.

Details

Wednesday 18th October 2017, 5.30-6.30 p.m.

Jubilee Room, NSW Parliament House, Macquarie Street, Sydney. More →

Membership renewal

Yes, this means that now is also the time to renew for your annual membership.

The Evatt Foundation relies on the continuing support of its loyal membership base.

Please renew online.

News & VIEWS

The ABS is wrong

Inequality is getting worse in Australia, explain Christopher Sheil and Frank Stilwell. More →

The myth about marriage

Garry Wills examines the basis for recognising gay civil unions but opposing gay marriage. More →

Born to be wild

Prophets & profits

Bradon Ellem introduces his new book on the great struggle over the Pilbara. More →

Elections

What's the meaning of the results in New Zealand, Germany and Norway? More →

Lionel Murphy

We republish Manning Clark's tribute to one of the labour movement's biggest and brightest stars. More →

Inequality update

Labor's defining mission

We'll tackle inequality promises Bill Shorten. More →

A big blow for fairness

Bill Shorten's statement on reforming the family trust rort. More →

The challenge of our time

Read an extract from the ACTU's new report on inequality. More →

Nobel laureates focus on inequality

Economics is turning to real life, suggests Steve Schifferes. More →

Events

Annual General Meeting

18 October 2017, 5:30 – 6:30 pm|NSW Parliament House

Inequality in NSW: Living in a two-speed economy

14 November 2017, 6:00 – 6:30 pm|Preston Stanley Room

Vol. 16, No. 3

News & VIEWS

The Petroleum Resource Rent Tax

A case of exceptional ineptitude, explain Frank Stilwell and Michael Vaughan. More →

Penalty rates fall

It's wrong, say 75 economists. More →

Globalisation

The OECD is rethinking, reports John Quiggin. More →

Happy Birthday ACTU

Bill Shorten pays tribute on the 90th anniversary of the peak council. More →

Inequality update

Fixing the Productivity Commission

Jenny McAllister wants to put the Productivity Commission to work. More →

After Piketty

After Piketty: an agenda for economics and inequality. More →

Want to change the world?

AIME animates education and equality. More →

The Guardian joins the cause

Another inequality project. More →

New inequality research

New inequality research on Australia, tax evasion and China. More →

Feature: History in the Age of Fracture

Is Australian history still possible?

Frank Bongiorno has a thoughtful look at the 1980s. More →

An honest history book?

Michelle Arrow launches a missile at recent mythology. More →

Whither the 'social' in society?

In a wide ranging interview, Daniel Rodger discusses the Age of Fracture with Christopher Sheil. More →

Vol. 16, No. 2

ESSAYS & VIEWS

We stand up. We fight back.

Australia's new union chief, Sally McManus, goes to the Press Club. More →

Penalty rates

The economics of the decision are perverse, explains Jim Stanford. More →

The briefing note on possible transitions by the Centre for FutureWork. More →

We may be at an inflection point

Time for realists to get real about nukes, says Ramesh Thakur. More →

Europe

Democratising the Euro zone. More →

Northern Ireland's Brexit warning. More →

Inequality update

Capital in the 21st Century, the movie

The adaption for the big screen has begun. More →

Evatt-related elsewhere

Engaging with the IMF on inequality

Frank Stilwell and Christopher Sheil recount the exchange with the IMF at Progress in Political Economy. More →

Vale Bill Leak: Don't remember him as just a reactionary cultural reactionary

Christopher Sheil reflects personally on Bill Leak at ABC News Online. More →

Vol. 16, No. 1

ESSAYS & VIEWS

When truth becomes a commodity

‘Post-truth’ carries a catchy, advertising-agency ring, and that may be exactly what's wrong with it, explains Daniel Rodgers. More →

Nuclear weapons in a time of universal deceit

Telling the truth has become a revolutionary act, says Melissa Parke. More →

Trump and the future of progressive politics

This is a clarifying moment, suggests Tim Ayres. More →

Inequality update

Out of the darkness

Frank Stilwell shines a light on inequality. More →

China vs. the United States

A note on some new distributional accounts, by Christopher Sheil. More →

University challenges inequality

UNSW is aiming at the heart of the upheaval, reports Clare Morgan. More →

Eight rich men own as much as half the world

An economy for the 99%, by Deborah Hardoon (Oxfam briefing note). More →

Anthony B. Atkinson: 1944-2017

Scholars mourn the passing of the groundbreaker. More →

Feature: The IMF, inequality & hypocrisy

On 13 February, Evatt Executive members Christopher Sheil and Frank Stilwell published an article at The Conversation, querying the sincerity of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in reducing inequality. The article was republished in The Huffington Post, The Wire (India) and numerous other places on the internet. Remarkably, the IMF responded with both an official press release and at The Conversation, where the IMF's communications director, Gerry Rice, replied in the comments thread. Follow the story: