Why is there a global revolt against United States economic domination?
Contributed by Joe Montero The number of international agreements aimed at abandoning the US dollar in trade has been growing lately. This movement has been…
Economy
Reserve Banks interest rate hikes are wrong and not because of too much demand
Contributed by Joe Montero The Reserve Bank raised the interest rate yet again yesterday, and in doing so raised the ire of just about everyone….
Australia must let go of reliance on a declining United States to secure our future
Contributed by Joe Montero The elite that dominates the United States is running scared. Two prominent issues reveal this. One is the fear of the…
Andrews government budget breaks a little from the usual neoliberalism
Contributed by Joe Montero The budget just handed down by Victoria’s government is relevant to the whole of Australia. It represents a small shift away…
Coles and Woolworths have been robbing us
Contributed by Joe Montero Everyone knew it all along. Now the hard evidence is in. Coles and Woolworths have been price gouging and made big…
Market fundamentalism is an obstacle to social progress
Richard D Wolff is a Professor of Economics Emeritus, University of Massachusetts, and previously from Yale University and a Visiting Professor at the University of…
The cost of the obscene tax cut to for the rich is now blowing out
Contributed by Joe Montero New Parliamentary Budget Office costings on the Stage Three Tax Cuts, which had been requested by the Greens, has revealed that…
The budget delivered minor gains and failed on the key issues
Contributed by Joe Montero Make no mistake, the budget delivered last night by treasurer Jim Chalmers took on the shape of a major public relations…
Will tonight’s budget bring gain or pain?
Contributed by Joe Montero On the eve of the federal budget, a great deal is being made of the expected $15 billion surplus, something that…
BRICS block set to renew and become bigger
Contributed by Jim Hayes Reacting to increasingly uncertain economic times and political pressure from Washington to maintain American dominance over the global economy is causing…
