A Guide to Reading Karl Marx for the First Time
Although it’s been sitting on your shelf for years, your paperback copy of Capital has a tellingly uncreased spine. It’s time to change that — here’s a guide to how.
4 Articles by: Michael Lazarus
Michael Lazarus teaches politics and philosophy at Monash University. He works on normative ethics and the critique of political economy.
To End the Epidemic of Wage Theft, Australian Universities Must Abolish Piece Rates
The list of Australian universities that have admitted to systematically underpaying casual employees is growing every month. The scale of the problem shows that these aren’t innocent errors — rather, wage theft is built into the core of casual work.
Stuart Macintyre Was Australia’s Foremost Left-Wing Historian
Australian historian Stuart Macintyre passed away on Monday. A veteran of the New Left and the Communist Party of Australia, as a historian, writer, and political activist, Macintyre exemplified the spirit of solidarity at the heart of the workers’ movement.
Australia’s Largest University Stole $8.6 Million From Workers’ Wages
Worker action exposed systematic wage theft within Australia’s largest university and forced management to pay staff the millions that had been stolen from them.