Salvatore Babones (@sbabones) is a senior lecturer in sociology & social policy at the University of Sydney and an associate fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS).
Department of Sociology
& Social Policy
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The University of Sydney
NSW 2006 AUSTRALIA
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The battle over CEO pay: When the top 1 percent take on the top 0.01 percent
Originally pubslished at: http://truth-out.org/news/item/9135-the-battle-over-ceo-pay- ...America’s corporations are doing better than ever. Corporate profits are at all-time record highs. Corporate taxes are at record lows. So, why are the top 1 percent so angry? READ MORE
European austerity: Who should pay?
Originally pubslished at: http://inequality.org/european-austerity-2/ ...Europe’s big banks and vulture hedge funds should pay the price for austerity, not government workers and the poor. READ MORE
European austerity: Following in America’s footsteps
Originally pubslished at: http://inequality.org/european-austerity/ ...Europeans must decide whether their societies are to be governed by the people, for the people or by the market, for the market. READ MORE
Gun-toting vigilante lunatics versus tree-hugging bleeding hearts
Originally pubslished at: http://inequality.org/guntoting-vigilante-lunatics-versus-tr ...If only the three big forces of American politics would faithfully serve their constituents, the 2012 election could be about real choice. Instead we have Mitt Romney versus Barack Obama. READ MORE
What’s penny-wise, pound-foolish, and completely heartless?
Originally pubslished at: http://www.independent.com/news/2012/apr/16/whats-pennywise- ...California Governor Jerry Brown proposes to cut $946 million in state support for struggling poor families. That’s obviously heartless, but it is even financially sensible? READ MORE
Economists will give you all sorts of answers based on technical factors, but in the end it all comes down to one word: inequality. READ MORE
When did America give up on progress?
Originally pubslished at: http://inequality.org/america-progress/It’s not popular today to stand up for the poor, the homeless, the addicted, or the imprisoned. But progress means progress for everyone. There’s no such thing as progress for a few. READ MORE
The invisible recession: How forty years of stagnant incomes got lost in the shuffle
Originally pubslished at: http://inequality.org/invisible-recession/ ...For most people, their wages go up as they get older. As a result, they think wages are rising. Fact is, the average young American worker today (age 25-34) makes an astonishing 26% less than the average young American did in 1973. READ MORE
