BlogHide Resteemsclaireconnelly (45)in economics • 7 years agoFudgeit 2018: If the budget overview were honestThe Australian federal government seems to have omitted some key pieces of information from its budget overview document, so I fixed it for them . Stellar illustration by Rachael Bolton .claireconnelly (45)in economics • 7 years agoWhy the federal budget is mostly bulls***It is budget week in Australia, the week where the federal government unveils its plans for spending over the next four years, except not really, because promises made in the budget are seldom kept…claireconnelly (45)in journalism • 7 years agoTalking media myths, complicity & conclusion on 2SERIn which I discuss the ANZAC myth & Fairfax’s big retraction, Michelle Wolf & her White House correspondents dinner speech, Russian bots, Jeremy Corbyn and ABC’s new ‘BuzzFeed-esque lifestyle…claireconnelly (45)in syria • 7 years agoSyria the gateway to WWIII: Who stands to benefit?Illustration by Rachael Bolton . The world’s major superpowers are converging on Syria, the centre of a new Cold War between America and Russia, and a significant source of conflict over a…claireconnelly (45)in syria • 7 years agoWho are the White Helmets?The White Helmets are often presented by the western press as a humanitarian search-and-rescue NGO and occasional ‘freedom fighters’ against Assad, however, it has ties to al-Qaeda, Nusra Front and…claireconnelly (45)in economics • 7 years agoEverything you think you know about the financial crisis is wrongIn which I interview economic historian, Dr Philip Mirowsi about why the left has been so spectacularly unsuccessful at countering the pernicious effects of neoliberalism, it has allowed its…claireconnelly (45)in economics • 7 years agoCapitalism and the veil of ignorance“It is easier for us today to imagine the end of the world than to imagine the end of capitalism — “ Fredric Jameson. So, I assumed, perhaps wrongly, that the purpose of my research into the…claireconnelly (45)in russia • 7 years agoThe art of (cold) war“By repetition, each lie becomes an irreversible fact upon which other lies are constructed.” ― John le Carré. This new Cold War is thrilling, isn’t it? The spy-games, the attacks of Russian…claireconnelly (45)in economics • 7 years agoHow to stop drinking the Kool-AidThe first step is admitting you have a problem. The Sydney Morning Herald — (international readers: wait, come back! I promise this is relevant to you too!) — recently published a superb…claireconnelly (45)in journalism • 7 years agoABC has been 'pre-emptively buckling' to government for decades - journalists blow whistleAn exclusive I wrote for New Matilda in which former ABC Director Quentin Dempster, former broadcaster Carol Duncan and an ABC journalist call BS on the public broadcaster, claiming it has been…claireconnelly (45)in politics • 7 years agoTurnbull's taxation tantrum a big, sexy, gift to the nationSomething incredible has happened. Malcolm Turnbull might be the first Prime Minister in history to pick a fight with the public broadcaster and accidentally open the door to a national debate…claireconnelly (45)in trump • 7 years ago'The accused war-criminal who walks freely in the White House has his eye on Asia as a new lucrative target for destabilisation'Me on the alarming and entirely predictable direction the Cold War: Part II is headed in. (Hint: It involves North Korea).claireconnelly (45)in money • 7 years ago'Governments have the cash. And they spend it. Just not on the people who vote.'Here's a piece I wrote for Renegade Inc on the things governments can and cannot afford .claireconnelly (45)in money • 7 years agoWhy a Universal Basic Income is a smokescreen for the destruction of social securityMy interview with Real Progressives in which Steven Grumbine and I talk about why a Universal Basic Income is a smokescreen for the destruction of the social safety net and a complete surrender to…claireconnelly (45)in money • 7 years agoMe on Redacted Tonight with Lee CampI was recently interviewed by Lee Camp on Redacted Tonight about the myths of money and history that have led to the present political crisis. Check it out for yourself for below.claireconnelly (45)in politics • 7 years ago2018 & burying the proverbial hatchetIt’s 2018 and while I have no data to measure this, it feels as though a cloud has lifted. After the toxic cesspool of last year, I was fully expecting 2018 to bring disengagement and apathy en…
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