How racism is shaping Australia’s migration debate My thoughts in today’s @independentaus.bsky.social independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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-...

Far-right populism is rising. Does Australia have the will to resist? My thoughts in today's @independentaus.bsky.social independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

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-...

"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....

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...

🗞️ 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...

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...

Why Elon Musk’s A$44 billion payday should worry Australians My thoughts in today’s Independent Australia independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

Why is Elon Musk getting a US$29 billion pay check? I spoke to ABC Australia News youtu.be/otnuopHbjZU?...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

My thoughts on the Trump-Musk feud, just published in @independentaus.bsky.social independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

NEW: Everything wrong in America is because of the ultra-wealthy. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/its-the-ol...

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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...?

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...

London bus stop near Amazon HQ 🔥

Is it possible that by promising to end “death by bureaucracy,” Musk has willfully sowed the seeds of his own political demise? My thoughts in Common Dreams www.commondreams.org/opinion/elon...

The words on the Statue of Liberty need to be changed from ‘give me your poor huddled masses’ to ‘give me your rich people from South Africa’, says @profcarlrhodes.bsky.social at the @gleebooks.bsky.social launch of his book ‘Stinking Rich: The Four Myths of the Good Billionaire’

Read my review of the timely book ‘Stinking Rich’ by @profcarlrhodes.bsky.social on the increasingly sinister influence of billionaires here. www.jparkermedia.com.au/post/they-al...

Why it’s time to ditch the myth of the heroic billionaire My thoughts in @theconversation.com's Friday essay theconversation.com/friday-essay...

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗰𝘀. 𝙎𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙄𝙨𝙨𝙪𝙚 - 𝘿𝙞𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙞𝙘 𝙊𝙧𝙜𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙯𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝗔𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝘂𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻, Macquarie University, Australia @profalisonpullen.bsky.social 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗹 𝗥𝗵𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘀, University of Technology Sydney, Australia @profcarlrhodes.bsky.social doi.org/10.1177/0170...

It was great to talk to Matt Barr about @Patagonia, democracy and my book 'Stinking Rich: The Four Myths of the God Billionaire' on his podcast Looking Sideways bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/trade/stinki... - Bristol University Press and Policy Press www.wearelookingsideways.com/p/the-announ...

I am very excited to be back at The Sydney Writers festival in May to talk about my new book Stinking Rich: The Four Myths of the Good Billionaire www.swf.org.au/program/seas...

Billionaires and the so-called ‘politics of envy’ … my thoughts just published by The Ethics Centre ethics.org.au/billionaires...

"Elon Musk and President Trump are stealing from the middle class, seniors, veterans, working people, small businesses, and farms to pay for tax breaks for billionaires and big corporations." www.commondreams.org/news/republi...

With #ElonMusk dominating the headlines, the debate over the influence and power of #Billionaires is more relevant than ever. In 'Stinking Rich', Carl Rhodes examines the myths that portray billionaires as inherently good and beneficial to society. https://buff.ly/4fVhCXN

My new report on the impact of domestic violence on women’s employment and education. Grim figures. Published this Friday - the link will be on this page then.

When did firing national park rangers, scientists and air traffic controllers become a better idea than just taxing billionaires?

Thank you @profcarlrhodes.bsky.social for challengings us at the GRLI Crucial Conversation earlier this week on "Billionaires and business education?" with insights from your new book "Stinking Rich". For more on this + future convos visit GRLI on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/posts/thegrl...

Can business schools shed their neoliberal image and pursue a core mission of driving real change towards shared prosperity, social equality and economic justice? Alison Pullen and I consider the issues in the latest EFMD Global Focus magazine www.globalfocusmagazine.com/the-good-bus...

Join @profcarlrhodes.bsky.social in conversation with Martin Parker talking about his new book Stinking Rich on 20th March in Bristol. More info and tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/launch-of-...

Billionaires cash in on $4.7 billion tax payer dollars used to build football stadiums. Will this be on the DOGE agenda?

So maybe selfishness doesn’t even really serve self-interest? www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

𝗪𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵, 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆: 𝗕𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻? Join me on 17 February in a discussion of billionaires and business education as part of The Globally Responsible Leadership Initiative (GRLI) Crucial Conversations. lu.ma/t6g13fci

In 2022 Patagonia's Yvon Chouinard announced he was giving away his company to save the planet and turn capitalism on its head In his new 3 part documentary Matt Barr puts these claims under scrutiny It was my pleasure to contribute to episode 2 www.wearelookingsideways.com/p/introducin...

It was a great pleasure to speak to @misszing.bsky.social on The Bunker Podcast about Elon Musk, Donald Trump and my book Stinking Rich: The Four Myths of The Good Billionaire - bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/trade/stinki... @brisunipress.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...