We've got a super exciting new initiative for early career scholars at the journal Economy and Society ! Submit your papers for a £1000 Early Career Paper Prize 2026. Link below.

Here's a few well written critiques of mainstream economics

Writer #richardflanagan far too important to languish behind a paywall - such a demolition of the awful Segal who Albanese wrongly appointed to the untenable & unnecessary position of ‘special envoy’. Absolutely a must read article if you value your democracy.

Many people are tweeting this paper, because it is forthcoming in QJE. The big splashy headline results are being tweeted. But there are a few things from the guts of the paper that many people may not realise.

The least we can do is ‘march for humanity.’ Otherwise, it’s surely lost. Australia had a clear duty 18 months ago, when urged by the international court, to do whatever we could to prevent genocide in Gaza. We failed. History will not judge us kindly. While a legal

It's a hard sell, but more politicians would be good for Aus: * Deeper talent pool for c'ttees, ministries * More access - most have never interacted with local MP * Reverses growing physical size of rural electorates Since 1980s, Aus added +11 million people and no new MPs.

Thank you David Pocock for your support of NTEU members at ANU!!! 💜💜💜

Incredible scenes in #Sydney right now. People have obviously had enough. #MarchForHumanity

The Special Envoy on Anti-Semitism's recommendations for universities mirror Trump's attacks higher education in the USA and, if implemented, would threaten the freedoms at the core of universities, and of democracy more broadly. They must be rejected. NTEU

Proud to stand with my Sociology colleagues, joined by Mehreen Faruqi Damien Cahill and the mighty NTEU against the devastating cuts proposed at Macquarie University

Proud to stand with my Sociology colleagues, joined by Mehreen Faruqi Damien Cahill and the mighty NTEU against the devastating cuts proposed at Macquarie University

Looking forward to joining NTEU New South Wales members at this tomorrow.

Tonight ⁦NTEU⁩ members came together with allies ⁦Sarah Kaine⁩ and ⁦Abigail Boyd⁩ to stand against job cuts, where 5% of all uni staff across NSW face losing their jobs because of management’s warped priorities.

Time to expell its killers from competitions, UEFA. Lets make sport apartheid and genocide free. One ball, one kick at the time.

Announcing the 2025 Wheelwright Lecture in Political Economy at the University of Sydney - Raewyn Connell: "Should we abolish universities?" ppesydney.net/2025-wheelwrig…

Blowing up your small-town writers festival because your local university needs to crack down on free speech because there’s a genocide we can’t talk about is so utterly on-brand for Australian culture. Cowards and fools 3-deep at the canapés tray

AI's evangelists are promising a future of almost unimaginable prosperity. There's good reason to be sceptical. Ben Spies-Butcher Macquarie University theconversation.com/if-ai-takes-mo…

Just out in The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand: #AI #Abundance and money. My reflections on #BasicIncome #BasicServices and why we need more than technical solutions to the political challenges of #poverty and #inequality theconversation.com/if-ai-takes-mo…

If AI takes most of our jobs, money as we know it will be over. What then? theconversation.com/if-ai-takes-mo… Ben Spies-Butcher The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand