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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What’s wrong with the “right to work”?
Originally published at: http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/14160-whats-wrong-with-the ...Living in a “right to work” state doesn’t mean that you have a right to work. It doesn’t even mean that you have a right not to join a union. It means you have a right to lower wages because you can’t get a union to represent you. READ MORE
To save Social Security, raise the minimum wage
Originally published at: http://inequality.org/save-social-security-raise-minimum-wag ...We have at least twenty years to rebuild the Social Security trust fund. If we raise minimum wages now, we can start rebuilding the fund now. READ MORE
The debt ceiling gives the president enormous power – He should use it
Originally published at: http://inequality.org/debt-ceiling-president-enormous-power/ ...The debt ceiling gives the President enormous power. Instead of letting the Republicans dictate terms to him, he should dictate terms to the Republicans. Here’s how to do it. READ MORE
Who won in the fiscal cliff deal?
Originally published at: http://inequality.org/who-won-in-the-fiscal-cliff-deal/ ...Who won in the fiscal cliff deal? The lawyers, the doctors, the dentists, the middle managers, the advertising executives, the whole MBA crowd. READ MORE
Do we need more free markets and more privatization? Economists say yes. History says no. READ MORE
On corporate taxes, Britain follows U.S. lead
Originally published at: http://inequality.org/corporate-tax-avoidance-britain-americ ...American companies have no monopoly on avoiding taxes. British companies are also paying less in tax while reporting record profits. READ MORE
Why are the only two choices in US politics the responsible center-right and the barbarian nationalist extreme? It wasn’t always this way. READ MORE
Gun ownership is a hobby, not a right
Originally published at: http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/13378-gun-ownership-is-a-h ...Sure, some people can use guns safely. Some people can also smoke crack safely, drink and drive safely and handle explosives safely. We don’t let them because too many other people can’t. READ MORE
