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 From JacobinHighly Paid Vice-Chancellors Presiding over the system is a class of vice-chancellors who are among the best paid in the world, appointed by boards of directors modeled on listed corporations, and often drawn from the same small coterie of elite plutocrats. Politicians and senior … [Read more...] about If Australian Universities Are Going To Survive, They Can’t Just Produce “Job-Ready” Graduates

 From JacobinImmortan Joe Keays-Byrne’s tyrannical trajectory culminated in his performance as Immortan Joe in 2015’s Mad Max: Fury Road. Toecutter may have had mythmaking aspirations (“That is his name. The Nightrider. Remember him when you look at the night sky!”), but Immortan Joe is the true … [Read more...] about Hugh Keays-Byrne Showed Us the Danger of Demagoguery and the Promise of Solidarity

 From JacobinA Sneak Glimpse of the Future Sneaker reselling is probably a good indication of the way luxury goods will be distributed in the future. Luxury goods such as gaming consoles are starting to receive the sneaker-bot treatment. The initial runs of PlayStation 5s and Xbox Series Xs … [Read more...] about Luxury Sneaker Markets Are a Preview of Capitalist Dystopia

 From JacobinUnemployed and on The Street During the early 1930s, in working-class areas of Sydney and Melbourne, unemployment peaked at more than 30 percent. Because welfare recipients were paid in goods or coupons, rather than money, and few owned homes of their own, the result was a wave of … [Read more...] about Australian Renters Are Organizing To Fight Evictions, Just Like They Did in the 1930s