How 'smart' investors are killing your future — and theirs too
From the Systemic Investing Summit in London: extractive investing is a runaway train. A five-point case for getting off.
People's economist charges a pretty penny
On grifters, gatekeepers, and who profits from speaking for the people.
My Reckoning with America: Where Selma Rusts and Plantations Shine
Jackson, Montgomery, Selma — how a nation curates, commodifies and erases its past.
Bad Data, Good People, Cold Blood
How investors let commas separate value from life — and why good intent won't save us.
World Indigenous Business Forum urges companies to put culture before profit
You don't need to spend hundreds of dollars to learn how to create great content
Airtree the victim in Hostplus and Employment Hero battle for the truth
Wealth inequality crashes a celebration of culture, art and innovation at SXSW Sydney
Web3 is coming for the banks — a much greater threat than the neobanks
Apple has entered the payments race, and it's brought the fastest car
This app promises a 3% return, and that's a good thing
Afterpay slurs 'hold my beer, watch this' as it lowers the bar with lending at Aussie pubs
Forget Afterpay: here's what consumers want from financial offerings of the future
There's a forest fire threatening the banking sector — and it's Apple, not Afterpay, that lit the spark
Beforepay: the acceptable face of payday lending
The op-ed that reached 10,000 readers — twice a typical AFR article, by the editor's own measure.
Essays on Substack
"My kink is systems that unite people and regenerate life. I write about those systems, and the human custodians who watch over them for but a moment in time."
Today is International Men's Day, and masculinity is under attack
On why teaching boys kindness beats teaching them masculinity.
Afterpay's pub lending, republished
Kane's SmartCompany piece on Afterpay lending at Australian pubs, syndicated to the Inside Retail newsletter.
BeforePay, AfterPay, YouPay. But what about my pay?
For most of us, the true cost of Covid-19 is trivial
The most vulnerable words I've ever written
Last year, Xinja became a bank. Last week, it broke its first promise.
Injustice matters, but only today
Do Black Lives Really Matter?
Capitalism is like a failed marriage
