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‘We shape our cities, and afterwards our cities shape us', to paraphrase Winston Churchill.

The return of the concept of ‘class’ to mainstream public debate is an unanticipated feature of the second decade of the new century.

Jim Stanford outlines the issues.

Australian workers are ruled by laws which have destroyed job security and left us struggling to pay the bills.

The proposal to legislate for freedom of thought, conscience and religion is a half measure.

America’s vast nuclear arsenal has for decades protected Australia against attack and guaranteed our prosperity.

World Inequality Report 2018 contributes to a more informed public discussion of inequality, bringing the latest data to the global debate.

If you want to understand how transformative a universal basic income, or UBI, might be, it’s hard to beat the story told by Guy Standing.

One hundred years ago, Australia experienced what became known as the NSW General Strike or ‘Great Strike’ of 1917.

The leaked documents show how deeply the offshore financial system is entangled with the overlapping worlds of political players...

Sarah Kaine and Emmanuel Josserand consider the implications.

The NYT, Joseph Stiglitz, Paul Krugman and others on Trump's terrible bill.

Christopher Sheil

Economics is turning to real life, suggests Steve Schifferes.

What's the meaning of the results in New Zealand, Germany and Norway?

The popular typecasting of generations is nonsense, explains John Quiggin.

Read an extract from the ACTU's new report on inequality.

We'll tackle inequality promises Bill Shorten.

Why do some people who would recognise gay civil unions oppose gay marriage?

Bradon Ellem introduces his new book on the great struggle over the Pilbara.