Vimeo, “Money for Everyone. Why Do We Need a Citizen's Income – Author Interview with Malcolm Torry,”
Vimeo, “Money for Everyone. Why Do We Need a Citizen’s Income – Author Interview with Malcolm Torry,” Vimeo, undated (2014).
Citizen’s Income Trust, Citizen’s Income Newsletter
The first issue of the Citizen’s Income Newsletter was released in February 2014. It is published by the Citizen’s Income Trust, BIEN’s affiliated in the United Kingdom. It contains: A notice of a meeting at the Houses of Parliament on the 4th March, 2014, Editorials on the complexity of the benefits system and on the Citizen’s Income Trust’s 30th anniversary, a main article on the political feasibility of a Citizen’s Income in the UK, news items, a notice about BIEN’s 2014 conference in Montreal, and book reviews
Citizen’s Income Trust, Citizen’s Income Newsletter, Issue 1, 2014.
Leon Neyfakh, “Should the government pay you to be alive?”
-Jacob Thomas for The Boston Globe
SUMMMARY: Leon Neyfakh writes, “It sounds radical, but the ‘guaranteed basic income’ almost became law in the United States—and it’s having a revival now, with some surprising supporters.” This article traces some of the history of the Basic Income Guarantee in the United States going back to the Negative Income Tax issue in the 1970s and connecting to how social activism and the Great Recession have brought the issue back into mainstream political discussion. The piece quotes from Steve Pressman and Philippe Van Parijs, two prominent members of the BIG movement.
Leon Neyfakh, “Should the government pay you to be alive?” The Boston Globe, February 09, 2014.
AUDIO: Guaranteed Basic Income [Interview] with Karl Widerquist
Karl Widerquist
SUMMARY: Karl Widerquist, philosopher and editor of Basic Income News, introduces us to the concept of a universal basic income, an unconditionally guaranteed payment for everyone. He explains how such a simple program has the potential to eradicate poverty by guaranteeing economic security and giving people more freedom and control in their lives.
Jeremy Mendelson, “Guaranteed Basic Income with Karl Widerquist (audio interview 59:48),” Politicized Radio, January 30, 2014. (Host’s email: feedback@politicized.org).
Tameside Green Party, “Greens support Unconditional Basic Income”
Tameside Green Party, “Greens support Unconditional Basic Income,” Tameside Green Party. January 8 , 2014.
