by Elizabeth Humphrys | Dec 2, 2012 | Social Movements
This post was originally published at Left Flank. *** At this time of World Aids Day, I wanted to take the opportunity to celebrate the success and wonder that was ACT UP (in particular the NYC chapter). ACT UP turned 25 in March this year, and has long been a core...
by Elizabeth Humphrys | Oct 14, 2012 | Accord, Australian Economy, Australian History, unions
This blog post first appeared at Overland Journal. *** On 16 May 2012 there was a reunion at the Australian Council of Trade Unions congress gala dinner. The crucial players involved in the development of the ACTU and ALP Prices and Incomes Accord of the 1980s –...
by Elizabeth Humphrys | Jul 17, 2012 | Neoliberalism
This post was first published at Overland Journal. *** [M]yth has the task of giving an historical intention a natural justification, and making contingency appear eternal – Roland Barthes One of the founders of the German Greens, Jutta Ditfurth, left her party in the...
by Elizabeth Humphrys | Apr 13, 2012 | Sport and Culture
This post was first published at Overland Journal earlier this week. *** In high school my English teacher gave advanced reading to students who were keen, and the first novel was To Kill A Mockingbird. Harper Lee’s book is a story of racism in the American...
by Elizabeth Humphrys | Mar 20, 2012 | Australian Economy, Neoliberalism
This post was first published on the ABC’s The Drum website. *** Australian politics has a strange ‘centre’ at the moment, and the dial seems increasingly to fall at the feet of Malcolm Turnbull. His presence on shows like Q&A results in both calls for...
