The ‘gig economy’ promises unparalleled autonomy and flexibility for its workers. But the workers themselves become both capital and labour. Are there conditions under which the ‘gig economy’ might be considered moral? What are the ethical implications for consumers?

It has long been part of our received political wisdom that Australia is a nation of centrists, but these are not centrist times. What are the political implications in this age of extremes?

It has long been part of our received political wisdom that Australia is a nation of centrists, but these are not centrist times. What are the political implications in this age of extremes?

Can Martin Luther King Jr.’s true moral challenge only be heard once he is freed from the theatricalised struggle for civil rights in the South?

Can Martin Luther King Jr.’s true moral challenge only be heard once he is freed from the theatricalised struggle for civil rights in the South?

Modern democratic politics runs up against its limit in the form of the problem of intergenerational justice: How to secure electoral support for just policies, whose benefit will accrue to future voters, but whose cost is borne by voters now?

Modern democratic politics runs up against its limit in the form of the problem of intergenerational justice: How to secure electoral support for just policies, whose benefit will accrue to future voters, but whose cost is borne by voters now?

The steady stream of revelations since the 2016 Presidential election reveal that Facebook is simply not interested in democratic participation, but the degree to which it can convert citizens into that most valuable to modern commodities: data.

The steady stream of revelations since the 2016 Presidential election reveal that Facebook is simply not interested in democratic participation, but the degree to which it can convert citizens into that most valuable to modern commodities: data.

When serious political issues are subordinated to the commercial logic that governs the production of movies, television, etc., isn't there an irresistible temptation just to give consumers what they want, and thereby to reduce politics to 'good guys' and 'bad guys'?