Rich Land, Wasteland: How coal is killing Australia.
A review essay by Len Puglisi. If you’ve ever had doubts about what (1) the economic rationalist / neoliberal ethos, or (2) corporate-consumerist capitalism might...
Santamaria’s Salesman: The National Catholic Rural Movement 1959-1961.
By Kevin Peoples. Melbourne John Garrattt Publishing 2012. Bruce Duncan at Albert Park 29 April 2012. Kevin Peoples has written a truly remarkable book,...
The Stiglitz Report to reform the global economy
Joseph E Stiglitz et al, The Stiglitz Report: Reforming the International Monetary and Financial Systems in the Wake of the Global Financial Crisis (New...
Stiglitz on capitalism in freefall
Among the many analyses of the Global Financial Crisis, Joseph Stiglitz’s Freefall is one of the most outstanding. It traces how the crisis occurred,...
Struggling to be global: Catholic Social Thought
Reviewed by Dr Bruce Duncan CSsR This is an important book about how Catholic Social Teaching could or should adapt to the vastly different...
No apologies for Howard’s unjust war.
With no hint of regret or apology, former Prime Minister John Howard has defended his decision to join the 2003 invasion of Iraq. In...
Common Wealth: Economics for a crowded planet
by Jeffrey Sachs UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan, appointed Sachs to coordinate the very large group of economists working to develop and detail the...
The three trillion Dollar War: the true cost of the Iraq Conflict,
by leading economists Joseph Stiglitz and Linda Bilmes (2008). An astonishing account of the financial consequences of the Iraq War. It raises disturbing questions...
Creating a World Without Poverty: Social Business and the Future of Capitalism
by Muhammad Yunus, founder of the fabulously successful Grameen Bank , explains how its principles can transform capitalism. Review by B. Please click here...
Barack Obama. Audacity of Hope
Barack Obama details his vision for renewed social policies in the United States, based more firmly on his aspirations for social justice and the...