by Christopher Sheil | Aug 24, 2016 | Issue 5, Journal, News, Volume 15
This book presents novel challenges for its reviewers, or at least those working to the gentle beat of academic journals. Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the Twenty-First Century is not only the biggest blockbuster to burst from the field of political economy in living...
by David Graeber, Thomas Piketty | Aug 24, 2016 | Issue 5, Journal, News, Volume 15
Moderators: You both appear to think that the prevailing economic and financial system has run its course, and cannot endure much longer in its present form. I would like to ask each of you to explain why.Thomas Piketty: I am not sure that we are on the eve...
by Paul Keating | Aug 1, 2016 | Issue 4, Journal, News, Volume 15
John Howard’s stubborn and unctuous denial of his responsibilty in committing Australian troops to the assault on Iraq should be held in contempt by every thinking Australian.Howard decided to support President George W. Bush, notwithstanding that there...
by Stephen Duckett | Aug 1, 2016 | Issue 4, Journal, News, Volume 15
Hospitalisation rates for diabetes, tooth decay and other conditions that should be treatable or manageable out of hospital reveal how Australia’s health system is consistently failing some communities, a new Grattan Institute report has found.Perils of place:...
by Evatt Foundation | Sep 2, 2014 | Issue 6, Journal, News, Volume 13
A capacity crowd of two thousand packed Sydney Town Hall on Tuesday 8 July 2014 to hear Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph E. Stiglitz discuss the price of inequality and what happens when the issue is ignored.Following his address, Joseph spoke with Adam Spencer,...
by Evatt Foundation | Sep 2, 2014 | Issue 6, Journal, News, Volume 13
A lack of cash savings has emerged as one of the biggest areas of concern among Australian households, according to ME Bank’s biannual ‘Household Financial Comfort’ survey, conducted in June 2014. In June, only 46 per cent of households reported the...
