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
R.C. Mills Building A-26
The University of Sydney
NSW 2006 AUSTRALIA
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The fundamental problem in the eurozone
Originally published at: http://inequality.org/fundamental-problem-eurozone/ ...The fundamental problem in the eurozone isn’t Greek debt or Spanish banks. It’s low German wages. READ MORE
No child left behind – In Finland
Originally published at: http://inequality.org/no-child-left-behind/ ...There’s no such thing as a free lunch, nor even a reduced-price lunch, when it comes to educating our children. READ MORE
The Greek crisis: One question, four answers
Originally published at: http://inequality.org/greece-euro-question-answers/ ...The debt crisis in Greece has any number of solutions. One has the rich of Greece all agog with fond expectations. READ MORE
Social Security’s dual-income trap
Originally published at: http://www.otherwords.org/articles/social_securitys_dual-inc ...Families with two breadwinners can end up paying more than twice as much in Social Security taxes as families with just one income. READ MORE
California can find the heart to maintain CalWORKs
Originally published at: http://inequality.org/california-calworks/ ...California can and should find the $1 billion it needs to maintain its current bare-bones CalWORKs support. READ MORE
What is austerity, and why should we care?
Originally published at: http://inequality.org/austerity-care/Historically, austerity has always hit hardest on those who have the most to lose: the rich and powerful. Today’s austerity has reversed that historic pattern — and widened the gap between society’s most financially fortunate and everyone else. READ MORE
The battle over CEO pay: When the top 1 percent take on the top 0.01 percent
Originally published 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 published 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
