by Christopher Sheil | Dec 21, 2016 | Issue 9, Journal, News, President's perspective, Volume 15
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 years, Evatt’s main thrust has been toward raising consciousness of growing economic...
by Christopher Sheil | Dec 21, 2016 | Issue 9, Journal, News, Volume 15
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 outstanding contribution over many years in support of the Foundation’s mission to uphold the...
by Chris Lehmann | Nov 24, 2016 | Issue 8, Journal, News, Volume 15
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 vanishing email investigation to the various will-o-the-wisp Trump ‘pivots’...
by Peter Barnes | Nov 24, 2016 | Issue 8, Journal, News, Volume 15
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 issued for the gaps between rich and poor and between humans and nature. These gaps must...
by Robert L. Borosage | Nov 24, 2016 | Issue 8, Journal, News, Volume 15
‘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 presidency a candidate who the vast majority don’t like and consider...
by Bill Shorten | Nov 24, 2016 | Issue 8, Journal, News, Volume 15
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 learned from the recent US election. I appreciate that, whilst our two nations share common...
