Carl Rhodes
@profcarlrhodes.bsky.social
Professor of Business and Society at UTS Business School, Sydney, Australia. Writes on business and democracy, economic injustice and dissensus politics. Ops mine!
Corporate Goliaths are finally being challenged for putting profit before people, with ordinary Australians fighting back. ~ Carl Rhodes Coles and Westpac in a battle against corporate greed independentaustralia.net/life/life-di...
Coles and Westpac in a battle against corporate greed
Corporate Goliaths are finally being challenged for putting profit before people, with ordinary Australians fighting back.
independentaustralia.net
The problem with billionaire power goes far beyond the Epstein files. Stinking Rich by @profcarlrhodes.bsky.social @brisunipress.bsky.social and The Haves and Have-Yachts by @eosnos.bsky.social @newyorker.com reveal how billionaires undermine democracy. @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social
The problem with billionaire power goes far beyond Epstein - LSE Review of Books
Stinking Rich by scholar Carl Rhodes and The Haves and Have-Yachts by journalist Evan Osnos examine the problem of billionaire power that undermines democracy.
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NEW: The problem with billionaire power goes far beyond Epstein. Stinking Rich by @profcarlrhodes.bsky.social @brisunipress.bsky.social & The Haves and Have-Yachts by @eosnos.bsky.social @newyorker.com @simonandschuster.bsky.social reveal how billionaires undermine democracy. Review by E. Coburn 👇
The problem with billionaire power goes far beyond Epstein - LSE Review of Books
Stinking Rich by scholar Carl Rhodes and The Haves and Have-Yachts by journalist Evan Osnos examine the problem of billionaire power that undermines democracy.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
How racism is shaping Australia’s migration debate My thoughts in today’s @independentaus.bsky.social independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...
How racism is shaping Australia’s migration debate
Australia’s cost-of-living crisis isn’t caused by migrants. It’s the result of inequality-driven policy — and scapegoating is making it worse.
independentaustralia.net
Is academic research experiencing the same ‘enshittification’ that Cory Doctorow identifies in online platforms? Martina Linnenluecke and I say yes! A summary of our paper is out today in The Conversation Full paper at: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... theconversation.com/the-5-stages...
The 5 stages of the ‘enshittification’ of academic publishing
Academic publishing now shows the same decline that has hit social media and online marketplaces.
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As 2025 draws to a close, we can look back on a year when economic inequality became firmly entrenched on the Australian political agenda My thoughts in today’s Independent Australia independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...
Inequality is back at the heart of politics
As 2025 draws to a close, we can look back on a year when economic inequality became firmly entrenched on the Australian political agenda.
independentaustralia.net
Since Labor’s victory, the threat of right‑wing populism has not gone away — it has grown increasingly palpable. ~ Carl Rhodes Populism isn’t dead in Australia, it’s waiting for the right leader independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...
Populism isn’t dead in Australia, it’s waiting for the right leader
Since Labor’s victory, the threat of right‑wing populism has not gone away — it has grown increasingly palpable.
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Young people are struggling - but not equally. While some inherit safety nets, others face shrinking futures, creating a quieter crisis and further divide My thoughts in today’s @independentaus.bsky.social independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...
Young Australians deserve more than a rigged future
Young people are struggling — but not equally. While some inherit safety nets, others face shrinking futures, creating a quieter crisis and further divide.
independentaustralia.net
Elon Musk’s trillion dollar paycheck tells the story of the vast and expanding wealth and unaccountable power of global billionaires My article plus visuals and animations from @theconversation.com stories.theconversation.com/visualising-...
Visualising Elon Musk's record-breaking pay deal
Elon Musk's latest pay package has just been approved, which will make him the world's first trillionaire in the next 10 years. How can one person wield such tremendous wealth?
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Far-right populism is rising. Does Australia have the will to resist? My thoughts in today's @independentaus.bsky.social independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...
Far-right populism isn't about policy detail — it's about national character
Australia does not lack ideas, it lacks resolve about the kind of country we want to be.
independentaustralia.net
To become a fairer nation, Australia needs to set national inequality targets My proposal in today's The Conversation @aunz.theconversation.com theconversation.com/to-become-a-...
To become a fairer nation, Australia needs to set national inequality targets
Former prime minister Bob Hawke regretted saying: ‘By 1990, no Australian child will be living in poverty’. But his broken promise still had a surprising impact.
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"Rhodes’ book provides an important critique of the billionaire class as well as suggesting new avenues of collective resistance [...] an insightful and beautifully written book" Iain Munro reviews my book 'Stinking Rich' journals-sagepub-com.ezproxy.lib.uts.edu.au/doi/full/10....
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Rising inequality is being exploited by right-wing populism, putting Australians at risk of becoming further disenfranchised. ~ Carl Rhodes 'March for Australia' shows how economic injustice fuels the far-right independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...
'March for Australia' shows how economic injustice fuels the far-right
Rising inequality is being exploited by right-wing populism, putting Australians at risk of becoming further disenfranchised.
independentaustralia.net
🗞️ La edición 2025 de Global Focus en castellano ofrece reflexiones sobre IA, sostenibilidad, liderazgo y la huella social de las escuelas de negocios. Una invitación a repensar cómo ampliar su alcance y contribuir al bien común. 🔗 Lea la edición completa: ╰┈➤ bit.ly/Global-Focus-castellano-2025
As policymakers begin to confront inequality, the response from corporate Australia reveals a telling divide. ~ Carl Rhodes Growth without fairness: Corporate Australia needs to face inequality crisis independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...
Growth without fairness: Corporate Australia needs to face inequality crisis
As policymakers begin to confront inequality, the response from corporate Australia reveals a telling divide.
independentaustralia.net
The Economic Reform Roundtable means that policymakers are finally beginning to directly confront economic. inequality. Meanwhile corporate Australia has its head in the sand peddling trickle down economics. My thoughts in today’s Independent Australia independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...
Growth without fairness: Corporate Australia needs to face inequality crisis
As policymakers begin to confront inequality, the response from corporate Australia reveals a telling divide.
independentaustralia.net
Why Elon Musk’s A$44 billion payday should worry Australians My thoughts in today’s Independent Australia independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...
Why Elon Musk’s $44 billion payday should worry Australians
When it comes to leadership, the myth of great men lives on because it flatters and serves the interests of the elite.
independentaustralia.net
Why is Elon Musk getting a US$29 billion pay check? I spoke to ABC Australia News youtu.be/otnuopHbjZU?...
Elon Musk's $44 billion Tesla payout a 'gross' amount of money | ABC NEWS
YouTube video by ABC News (Australia)
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Australia’s real economic challenge isn’t welfare dependency — it’s inequality My column in today's @independentaus.bsky.social Australiahttps://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/australias-real-economic-challenge-isnt-welfare-dependency--its-inequality,20003
Australia’s real economic challenge isn’t welfare dependency — it’s inequality
Economic inequality in Australia is the worst it has been in 20 years — if the goal is to improve living standards, our leaders should be addressing it.
independentaustralia.net
The Liberal Party has a patriarchy problem. Even if the Liberals adopt quotas, the patriarchalism that Australia should have long left behind is still being nurtured at the highest levels of politics. My column in today's @independentaus.bsky.social independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...
The Liberal Party has a patriarchy problem
The Liberal Party's gender divide exposes a deeper crisis in Australian democracy.
independentaustralia.net
Courtesy Irresistible Magazine my book Stinking Rich: The Four Myths of the Good Billionaire (bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/trade/stinki...) has a soundtrack! Featuring Peter Bibby, Johnny Paycheck, Iris de Ment, The Dead Kennedys, Marianne Faithful & more open.spotify.com/playlist/04f...
Carl Rhodes Irresistible Songs to Eat The Rich To
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Irresistible Magazine is the place where resistance meets fabulousness! I had a great time talking to them about billionaires, economic injustice, neoliberalism, masculinity and so much more... irresistiblemagazine.com.au/modern-heroe...
Modern Heroes and Irresistible Writers: Carl Rhodes - Irresistible Magazine
Most of us won't have to worry about becoming billionaires, but as Carl Rhodes argues in his book Stinking Rich, not only are they a problem, but they're our problem, and we all have the means to do s...
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It was great to be back on the Uncomfortable Conversations podcast talking to the indefatigable Josh Szeps about economic inequality, billionaires and what might count as a just society. www.youtube.com/watch?v=35Ji...
"Should We Ban Extreme Wealth?” with Prof. Carl Rhodes
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With average house prices rocketing to over a million dollars, the Australian Dream has lost its democratic ethos and is fast becoming a dream for the rich - my thoughts in todays @independentaus.bsky.social independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...
The Great Australian Dream now belongs to landlords
With average house prices rocketing to over a million dollars, the Australian Dream has lost its democratic ethos and is fast becoming a dream for the rich.
independentaustralia.net
My thoughts on the Trump-Musk feud, just published in @independentaus.bsky.social independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...
Hell hath no fury like a bro scorned: Trump, Musk and alpha masculinity
The bromance is over between Donald Trump and Elon Musk — but the real loser of their feud is democracy.
independentaustralia.net
NEW: Everything wrong in America is because of the ultra-wealthy. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/its-the-ol...
It's The Oligarchy, Stupid
We're staring down the barrel of the largest transfer of wealth in the history of the world. Let's get on the same page.
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Last year I joined Myra Hamilton, Jordan van den Berg and @gdblunt.bsky.social at the Festival of Dangerous Ideas to discuss the scourge of economic inequality THE PITCHFORKS ARE COMING: Why the 1% should be afraid Podcast now available festivalofdangerousideas.libsyn.com/the-pitchfor...?
Festival of Dangerous Ideas: The Pitchforks are Coming (2024) - Myra Hamilton, Carl Rhodes & Jordan van den Berg
Ordinary citizens are starting to realise that their dwindling share of our common wealth is no accident, but the inevitable result of the current system. As life becomes more precarious, ha...
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It was my pleasure to talk to Fran Kelly on the ABC Radio National about my book Stinking Rich: The Four Myths of the Good Billionaire - bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/trade/stinki.... www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Stinking Rich: Can billionaires be good? - ABC listen
Once the scrooges of Main Street, modern-day billionaires are now feted as rolled-gold superheroes.
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