Mike Beggs
@mikejbeggs
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Joined May 2012
Whispering to my wife: “** that’s the no country for old men **”
There is literally a scene at the end where an even older old man talks to our titular “Old Man” to tell him he comes from a long line of Old Men for whom this Country is No longer For.
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Very pleased to announce I've just signed a contract with @UofMPress to complete a new book "Liberal Socialism: A Defense" with an introduction by the great @alex_usyd This book will round out an (unplanned) trilogy by offering a Rawlsian/Marxist argument for liberal socialism
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Wonderful surprise this morning to see a preview in Vox of the Verso book (coming out next year) that @sunraysunray and @mikejbeggs and I wrote about what an economically feasible fully socialist society might look like “five minutes after capitalism” (so, no FALC assumptions).
NYC's new mayor believes in democratic socialism But how would a democratic socialist economy actually work? To @sunraysunray, it would mean market competition and profit-driven firms - without capitalists. We debated his vision of market socialism https://t.co/n1NXn5iHWn
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@maga_never @jeremyslevin The man on the left appears to be filmmaker Michael Moore, known for documentaries like Bowling for Columbine and his involvement in progressive politics.
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My "I don't view OpenAI as drunken sailors" T-shirt has people asking alot of questions already answered by the shirt
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Sydney Uni's complicity with genocide deepens. The Dean of @ArtSS_Sydney, Prof. Lisa Adkins, has banned staff from flying the Palestinian flag from windows, and threatened to deprive precarious staff of their office space if it reappears, implying that it is a safety threat.
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What is happening in Gaza has shaken the conscience of the world. Man-made famine can never be a weapon of war. This must stop. EU aid to Gaza far outweighs that of any other partner. But of course, Europe needs to do more. Here are measures for a way forward ↓
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For those who don't know him, Nick is our immediate past USyd NTEU branch president and current academic vice president. The attack on him is an attack on all of us
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If you want to push back against the intimidation of academics (and other) who talk about Gaza, and you have $ to spare, this is a very good way to do it
My colleague @jkeaneSDN and I are being sued because we oppose the genocide in Gaza. It will be a major test case. We need your help. Don’t let the courts ban criticism of Israel for everyone. Please contribute to our campaign, and share it widely. https://t.co/uGGpxbgNWc
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My wife loved the intro chapter (not written by me) of The Blueprint, my forthcoming book with @mikejbeggs and @BenBurgis. But she gave up after the first three paragraphs of my writing. "Oiy another pasta sauce analogy." Preorder going live soon. Out next fall from @VersoBooks
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Disappointing to see the ABS will not release the 23/24 Income and Housing Survey due to quality concerns.
abs.gov.au
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The racist assault against Aboriginal & Arab peoples is donning the shallow garb of "opposition" to antisemitism. This is no different than transphobic feminism parading as for womens rights. Absolutely reactionary politics that deserve to be stamped out https://t.co/h2Ldo4I00K
theklaxon.com.au
Antisemitism envoy Jillian Segal and her husband are among the biggest funders of far-right group "Advance”, which spreads hateful propaganda and racist tropes.
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She criticised ceasefire calls in Gaza & defended Israel bombing hospitals. And now, Jillian Segal is giving the PM instructions on how to silence all criticism of the lawless lunatic state. #abc730
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Jillian Segal has criticised ceasefire calls in Gaza and defended bombing hospitals. That, and her record at NAB, makes her a poor choice for a government role.
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So the unelected envoy to combat antisemitism is doing an event with a woman who retweeted posts calling for Muslims to be eradicated.
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Grateful to be awarded a PhD from the University of Sydney in the discipline of Political Economy. My thesis, 'The Financialisation of Residential Capitalism in Australia', is now publicly available:
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The $800,000 hoovered up by the Chancellor would pay the salaries of all staff in three centres that the ANU is proposing to abolish- the Humanities Research Centre, the Europe Centre and the Australian National Dictionary Centre.
The governance crisis at ANU is a national scandal. Julie Bishop must go. We need sector-wide reform.
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Here's a new essay of mine on socialism and innovation, in the latest Jacobin issue: https://t.co/r5XH3iT739
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