by Andre Coelho | Feb 3, 2015 | News
The authors distinguish two kinds of pre-distribution: the weak and the strong. The weak has been applied in several countries around the world, through minimum wages, labor protection legislation or labor force training programs. The strong is equated to the unconditional basic income, which the authors argue having a much deeper beneficial effect on social justice and wealth distribution.
Language: Portuguese
André Barata and Roberto Merrill, “Pré-distribuição: uma nova agenda política para a esquerda [Pre-distribution: a new political agenda for the Left]“, Le Monde diplomatique (portuguese edition), November 6 2014
by Andre Coelho | Feb 2, 2015 | News
This is the video from the biannual conference held by the Norwegian Social Forum (Norwegian branch of the World Social Forum), composed by BIEN Norway and 65 other member organizations. Guy Standing, Ståle Wig (University of Oslo), Hilde Opoku (Green Party in Norway) and Eve Kløve (NORAD) were some of the speakers at the event.
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by Andre Coelho | Feb 2, 2015 | News
A few days after the party Syriza won the elections in Greece, political movements and parties are stirring in other southern European countries, like Portugal. LIVRE, a recently founded party within the Portuguese political arena, has joined efforts with three other political citizen movements, Forum Manifesto, MIC Porto and Renovação Comunista, and organized a large convention that was held on Saturday, 31st of January 2015.
This group of openly Left leaning organizations has innovated in some ways comparing to status quo Portuguese politics, among which by introducing citizen’s (any citizen) right to vote on the organization principles, its strategy, coordination board, and by introducing Basic Income in its majority approved campaign policy measures. After this exercise of democratic citizenship, this draft political program will be detailed further and defended in the upcoming general elections in Portugal (October 2015).
LIVRE and its partners together in this citizen’s movement named Tempo de Avançar (Time to Move On), will therefore bring forth to a wider public exposure and discussion the Basic Income concept, still widely unknown and underrated in Portugal.
More information at:
Language: Portuguese
São José Almeida, “Tempo de Avançar approves political orientation [Tempo de Avançar aprova orientação política]“, Público, 31 January 2015
Language: Portuguese
Sofia Rodrigues, “Tempo de Avançar places debt renegotiation on the agenda [Tempo de Avançar põe renegociação da dívida na agenda]“, Público, 31 January 2015
Language: Portuguese
Tempo de Avançar Coordination Group and Citizen’s deliberation, “Political draft for a Citizen’s Candidacy [Linhas programáticas da candidatura cidadã]“, Tempo de Avançar Website
by Andre Coelho | Feb 1, 2015 | News
The basic income has been gaining support among the technological elite, particularly in the United States. In order to keep economies growing, right wing think tanks are giving attention to the concept. The basic income concept is marching towards the political agenda.
Language: Portuguese
Paulo Querido, “Basic income is getting closer to the political agenda [Já faltou mais para levar o rendimento básico incondicional à agenda política]“, Mudanças # 14, January 15 2015
by Andre Coelho | Feb 1, 2015 | News
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
