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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When should a sitting president be re-elected? Gone is the audacity of hope. A sitting president must live up to the monotony of administration. READ MORE
Political polling is no longer meaningful
Originally published at: http://truth-out.org/news/item/12418-political-polling-is-no ...The truth is that we have no idea who is ahead in the presidential race. Opinion polling has entered uncharted territory as response rates have plummeted. READ MORE
HOT lanes make my blood boil: Fast tracks for the rich on the rise
Originally published at: http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/12313-hot-lanes-make-my-bl ...The reality is that High Occupancy Toll (HOT) lanes are exclusive – by design. If the so-called “Lexus Lanes” weren’t exclusive, they wouldn’t be hot. READ MORE
Women’s wages can no longer rescue the American family
Originally published at: http://inequality.org/womens-wages/For the past forty years American men’s incomes have stagnated, but women’s wages have risen. Unfortunately, the years of catch-up are now over. We need policies to raise wages for everyone. READ MORE
America is even more unequal than it seems
Originally published at: http://inequality.org/america-unequal/Differences in the ways people live are only partly determined by income. They’re also determined by the levels of government services provided to everyone. READ MORE
The Romneys don’t make money; Their money makes money
Originally published at: http://truth-out.org/news/item/12201-the-romneys-dont-make-m ...Entrepreneurs do create new value in the world and keep some portion of that value as a reward for their originality, risk-taking and hard work. But the Romneys are not entrepreneurs: They are rentiers – people “who siphon off wealth created elsewhere in the economy.” READ MORE
One year ago I published an article in Foreign Affairs magazine predicting that China’s outsized rate of economic growth would soon slow down to the levels that are typical of other middle-income countries like Mexico, Brazil, and Russia. It looks like I was right. READ MORE
The world’s smallest shipwreck
Originally published at: http://inequality.org/worlds-smallest-shipwreck/ ...Romney went to the trouble of filling out a Form 4684 (Casualties and Thefts) to report losses of $39. One can only wonder what was broken or stolen. I like to think that the $39 were lost in the world’s smallest shipwreck. I guess it’s just the romantic in me. READ MORE
