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Palestine: The 65 year catastrophe
20th May, 2013, 9:30pm
Patrick O. Strickland in Socialist Worker US reports from the West Bank and Israel on protests to mark 65 years since Is... more
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The politics of envy or something more worthy?
20th May, 2013, 11:08am
One of the most successful memes of the right in the last decade or so is that redistribution is the politics of envy. ... more
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Abolish the GST and tax the rich instead
19th May, 2013, 8:53pm
Enough of the charades Labor and the Liberals are playing over tax. Abolish the Goods and Services Tax and soak the rich... more
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Politifact – fact, but is it truth?
19th May, 2013, 7:11pm
Politifact is a well-established US “fact checking” site which has now expanded to Australia under the guid... more
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Google Glass, Google Class
18th May, 2013, 6:05pm
Something I picked up recently in San Francisco. OK I don’t own it, but got to play with one waiting in a queue an... more
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Dam Building in Singapore
18th May, 2013, 5:21pm
MANY South Australians, and the Australian government, and the Murray Darling Basin Authority, claim that it is necessar... more
The Blogs
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Ambit Gambit
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Politifact – fact, but is it truth?
19th May, 2013, 7:11pm
Politifact is a well-established US “fact checking” site which has now expanded to Australia under the guid... more
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Howard’s “responsibility” for the deficit
14th May, 2013, 8:50pm
The proposition that the Howard Government is responsible for the current deficit annoys the hell out of me. As I unders... more
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Jennifer Marohasy
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Dam Building in Singapore
18th May, 2013, 5:21pm
MANY South Australians, and the Australian government, and the Murray Darling Basin Authority, claim that it is necessar... more
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Dam Building in Singapore
18th May, 2013, 5:21pm
MANY South Australians, and the Australian government, and the Murray Darling Basin Authority, claim that it is necessar... more
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Open Thread
15th May, 2013, 12:32pm
“NO one can deny that aspects of the environment are predictable. Day follows night, summer follows winter, most o... more
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Open Thread
15th May, 2013, 12:32pm
“NO one can deny that aspects of the environment are predictable. Day follows night, summer follows winter, most o... more
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Andrew Bartlett
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Malaysian Elections & Social Media
4th May, 2013, 6:17pm
This weekend sees a national election taking place which could be pivotal in Malaysia’s future, which makes it a signi... more
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Malaysian elections & social media
4th May, 2013, 6:17pm
This weekend sees a national election taking place which could be pivotal in Malaysia’s future, which makes it a signi... more
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Club Troppo
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The politics of envy or something more worthy?
20th May, 2013, 11:08am
One of the most successful memes of the right in the last decade or so is that redistribution is the politics of envy. ... more
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Google Glass, Google Class
18th May, 2013, 6:05pm
Something I picked up recently in San Francisco. OK I don’t own it, but got to play with one waiting in a queue an... more
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Skeptic Lawyer
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Charity begins at the IRS
18th May, 2013, 3:15am
The head of the US tax agency has quit after it emerged his staff singled out conservative groups for extra scrutiny, Pr... more
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Bubble trouble: not an easy money problem
15th May, 2013, 11:45am
The notion that “easy money” created asset booms is levelled (famously by Austrian school economists such ... more
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En Passant
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Palestine: The 65 year catastrophe
20th May, 2013, 9:30pm
Patrick O. Strickland in Socialist Worker US reports from the West Bank and Israel on protests to mark 65 years since Is... more
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Abolish the GST and tax the rich instead
19th May, 2013, 8:53pm
Enough of the charades Labor and the Liberals are playing over tax. Abolish the Goods and Services Tax and soak the rich... more
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Henry Thornton
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Inflation shock - for some
Schlock horror ... inflation surprises on the upside. Henry said in early March: 'Australia's goods...... more
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The rise of China and the decline of the West
Easter weekend has seen much press comment on the rise of China and its governance. Julia Gillard i...... more
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What The People Want
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Is Crean running for leader?
1st April, 2013, 12:24pm
{jcomments on}Is Simon Crean positioning himself for a leadership challenge? Today's Australian carries the story "Simon... more
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Western Australia - the qual
13th March, 2013, 8:24am
The issues in this election were fairly clear. As noted in the quants, there was strong support for the direction in whi... more
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