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UNITED STATES: Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz Endorses Unconditional Basic Income
Joseph Stiglitz said he approved basic income during a Q&A session at the World Summit on Technological Unemployment.
Roderick Benns, “‘There’s a good case to be made for a basic income’: Halifax Mayor”
Halifax Mayor Mike Savage joins the ranks of major Canadian city politicians in support of a basic income guarantee for their citizens, citing improved social cohesion and better balance of opportunities among the primary benefits. Read the full article at: Roderick...
CANADA: Green Party Platform includes livable income
Green Party leader Elizabeth May recently announced her party's platform for the upcoming Canadian national elections. Among the key planks of the party platform was that of a livable income to ensure no Canadian lives in poverty. Other key elements of the...
Mark White, “The robots are stealing our jobs: could a basic income system save us?”
This article discusses the ongoing and accelerating pace of automation in Australia, with 5 million jobs expected to be replaced in the coming decades. Both the benefits and risks of this change are presented, with unemployment and protecting the living...
Roderick Benns, “Mayor of Iqaluit says basic income policy would bring dignity to northern territory.”
SUMMARY: Mary Wilman, the mayor of Iqaluit, discusses the challenges specific to the capital of Nunavut. Job scarcity, food costs, and lack of recognition of traditional lifestyles under current employment frameworks are all presented as reasons why a basic income may...
Daniel Araya, “Interview: Scott Santens talks universal basic income, and why the U.S. could adopt it by 2035”
Daniel Araya sits down with Scott Santens, writer and advocate of universal basic income (UBI) for all, what it is and how it could work for the United States. The conversation centres around public perception as an obstacle for UBI and the opposing and ongoing...
Interview with Cheng Furui, lecturer, China
The home page of the 'International Basic Income Week' features the interview with Cheng Furui, lecturer, China. Cheng was interviewed by Manja Taylor.
ALASKA: Citizens’ Dividend Reaches $2,072
Despite its large amount, the future of the dividend is under political threats as the State’s suffers from a large deficit gap.
Hamburg, GERMANY: Feminist Philosophy Workshop, 9th October 2015
Feminist Philosophy Workshop, which will be held on 9th October, at the University of Hamburg, invites Anca Gheaus to speak on 'Feminism and Basic Income'. Gheaus works at the university of Sheffield. Her past publication on feminism and basic income can be accessed...
Marcus Brancaglione, “Letter to the Basic Income European Week”
Marcus Brancaglione, president of the Institute for the deinstitutionalization of life: ReCivitas, sends his solidarity message to 'the Basic Income Week'. Brancaglione, with Bruna Augusto, initiated and has been working hard for a basic income pilot project in a...
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