Statistics are a foggy window on the truth, argue Sheil and Stilwell.

Gillian Triggs charts the decline of human rights in Australia.

The declaration touched me and my family, recalls Elizabeth Evatt.

The English version of Thomas Piketty'a new book is scheduled for March.

Australians should make Australian foreign policy, demands Paul Barrett.

Is Elizabeth Warren viable, wonders Walter Shapiro.

It's unacceptable, reports the ACTU.