In this this interview with Sarah Jaffe, Naomi Klein explains how the basic income can help move communities towards greener ways of living by making possible productive activities and relationships with nature that are not dependent upon presently existing economic motives.
The full article is available here:
Sarah Jaffe, “Naomi Klein on 
Cause of Climate Crisis: “Capitalism Is Stupid””, Truthout, 24th September 2014
John Cunningham, “Basic Income and the 21st Century Working Class.” Worker’s Liberty. September 23, 2014.
Travis Gettys, “Occupy organizer calls for guaranteed income: Cost of poverty greater than eliminating it”, Raw Story, 9th October 2014
A broken system
The author proposes either a universal basic income or a direct cash transfer to households in the bottom 80% of income earners, the latter of which would be similar to and achieve many of the benefits of a universal basic income.
Living Income, “WHY CENTRAL BANKS SHOULD GIVE MONEY DIRECTLY TO THE PEOPLE”, Living Income Guaranteed, 2014 September 17
Chris Ladd, “How to End the Welfare State” GOPLifer. November 17, 2013.
This article, published in Foreign Affairs, argues that the most effective way for current governments to stimulate the economy is to give money directly to citizens. The article reviews the historical impact of various fiscal policies in many different countries and concludes that an innovative and effective stimulus policy in the event of a recession is a basic income.
Mark Blyth and Eric Lonergan, “Print Less but Transfer More: Why Central Banks Should Give Money Directly to the People.” Foreign Affairs. September/October, 2014.
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