Jeff Sparrow for Overland: It's true that many cannot survive from sales – but this argument can be made about all art. Meanwhile, a growing enthusiasm for creative writing presents a tremendous opportunity for publishers
Jeff Sparrow: Abbott quite overtly took on a strand of feminism – and comprehensively defeated it. Progressives have to understand the logic of culture wars if they want to challenge him
6 Sep 2013: Jeff Sparrow: Party infighting and the battles with Julia Gillard played right into the hands of the Liberals, setting up Tony Abbott for a victory
Jeff Sparrow: Fatalities from terrorism remain thankfully rare. But the Woolwich murder is already used by Australian politicians to further their agenda