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Johan Nygren, “The Next Wave of Basic Income Activism: Distributed Safety Nets”
Nygren believes a Bitcoin-driven basic income is a distinct possibility and he invites others to join his community that is trying to implement such an idea. Johan Nygren, “The Next Wave of Basic Income Activism: Distributed Safety Nets”, Medium, 26 March 2015.
Tom Streithorst, “A New Golden Age Part III: The Basic Income Guarantee”
Streithorst writes an eloquent, thorough introduction to basic income, highlighting its ability to empower the consumers most likely to spend. Capitalism utilized higher wages and growing debt in previous golden ages to promote consumer spending, and Streithorst...
Greg Marston, “Unconditional Basic Income and transitioning to a low-carbon society”
Marston begins his article by highlighting the lack of discussion about a basic income in Australia. While other countries have organizations for the basic income movement, Australia seems to be behind on mobilizing support. To help drum up support for basic income,...
Jon Altman, “Basic income a no-brainer for remote Indigenous Australia”
Altman writes on the applicability of a basic income to the current landscape of remote Indigenous Australia. By detailing the history of government programs targeted in these areas, Altman argues that a basic income would be an excellent way to help remedy the issues...
John Tomlinson, “Why Basic Income? Why Now?”
In this post during International Basic Income Week, Tomlinson discusses the merits of a basic income in an Australian context. Tomlinson outlines Australia’s history of means-tested, targeted benefits contingent on claimant worthiness, and he suggests that a possible...
NAMIBIA: Basic Income Grant Back on National Agenda
Minister of Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare Zephania Kameeta, a longtime supporter of basic income, has conducted multiple meetings with groups from all 14 regions in Namibia on the topic of interventions to eradicate poverty and distribute wealth more equally...
SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Political and Technological Strategies towards a post-Scarcity Society
On Thursday, October 29, 2015, Tristan Roberts will host a discussion on strategies towards a post-Scarcity society. The group will explore the current and possible future implementations of Universal Basic Income, at the local, national, and international levels....
Portugal: Presidency candidate Manuela Gonzaga supports basic income
Next January, Portugal will have new presidential elections. Political activity in Portugal has been intense, and in the aftermath of recent legislative elections, several candidates line up for the political campaign. Manuela Gonzaga is one of those candidates,...
UNITED STATES: Detroit activist Grace Lee Boggs dies at 100, she endorsed city-level universal basic income
Celebrated Chinese-American community activist, writer and philosopher Grace Lee Boggs died in her house in Detroit, Michigan, on Monday, October 5. She turned 100 in June this year. Her vision of a community-driven socialist alternative to capitalism resonates well...
INTERNATIONAL: Guy Standing to discuss basic income in Poland, Austria and Spain
Guy Standing, honorary president of BIEN, noted author, and leading advocate of basic income was interviewed on National Public Radio (US) on September 20, 2015. You can listen to the broadcast here. He will give several talks on basic income in the next few weeks....
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