Bernard Maris was killed at Charlie Hebdo, earlier on 7th January this year. Besides a recognized author of several books on economics and social affairs and regular presence on French television and radio, Bernard was a defender of the basic income, having published recently over it on Charlie Hebdo (on December 2013, with the title “Why is the basic income a necessity of the post-capitalist society“).
His death motivated Christian Noyer, the governer of the Bank of France, to pay him tribute, by saying: “Barnard Maris was a man with a noble heart, cultured, with great tolerance. We will greatly miss him”. Magazines Info 3 (Germany) and The Independent have reported his murder, highlighting his life achievements and both referring to his support to the basic income concept.
Bernard wrote recurrently on economics, globalization and, while an euro supporter at first, came to be an euro skeptic, mainly due to its flawed monetary union design. On basic income, he believed its importance lay in separating work from income, which might constitute the spark that will destroy capitalism.
More information at:
[FR] “Our tribute to Bernard Maris“, French Movement for Basic Income
[DE] Jens Heisterkamp, “Defender of basic income among murder victims [Grundeinkommens – vordenker Bernard Maris unter den mordopfern]“, Info 3, 15 January 2015
Pierre Perrone, “Bernard Maris: radical economist and Charlie Hebdo columnist who was murdered in the attack on the magazine“, The Independent, 15 January 2015
