Monthly Archives: October 2011
The Precariat: the new dangerous class
The Precariat is infuriatingly interesting. Its author Guy Standing, a Professor of Economic Security at the University of Bath, has set out to explain the rise of a new class, “the precariat”, and explore the social/political implications of this ‘class-in-the-making’. … Continue reading
#OccupyWallStreet will lead to #globalchange and here’s why
I had great fun yesterday during the @OccupyMelbourne protest running around in a chicken suit. Being a B-grade serial pest, I’ve been to a few protests and what not over the years but this one felt different. It wasn’t just … Continue reading
Filed under The road map to another world
#OccupyOz because Wall St is everywhere
Change might be constant but there will always be haters. And with the growing #occupywallstreet movement, it’s no different. There are those who criticise the Wall St Occupation because there is no clear demand, or that the occupiers are somehow … Continue reading
Don’t worry, it will get worse than you think…
Do you want the good news or the bad news? Well, I always like to start with the bad news first. Things are going to get worse than you think. I mean bad, really, really bad. The good news? All … Continue reading
Filed under Just how stuffed the world is today
