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PORTUGAL: PAN political party defends a Basic Income pilot project in Cascais
The Portuguese political party PAN (People, Animals, Nature), defends a Basic Income pilot program in Cascais, a town just outside of Lisbon. The proposal is put forward by the PAN Cascais candidate, Francisco Guerreiro in the context of the local elections...
Scottish Think Tank Supports UBI
Common Weal, a Scottish think tank and activist organisation, has released a policy paper suggesting that universal basic income (UBI) could be the best option for an independent Scotland. Dr Craig Dalzell, the Head of Research for Common Weal, argues that “the...
SPAIN: The Green European Foundation will host a Workshop about Basic Income on September 9.
The Green European Foundation will host a workshop about Basic Income during the upcoming 9th Edition of Univerde, a University Summer program that is one of the largest forums for debate on ecology and politics in Spain. Univerde is organized by the Green European...
Ping Xu, Leader of UBI Taiwan, interviews Hawaii State Legislator Chris Lee
Ping Xu, the leader of Basic Income in Taiwan, interviewed Hawaii representative Chris Lee about Basic Income in July. In the interview, Representative Chris Lee talks about the need for discussing Basic Income as a solution outside the traditional government safety...
New Book: “Universal Basic Income: Pennies From Heaven” by Paul O’Brien
Author and academic Paul O’Brien explores the arguments for and against the idea of Universal Basic Income and explains how it might work in practice. Paul O'Brien is a member of Basic Income Ireland, an affiliates of the Basic Income Earth Network (BIEN). The...
Magazine Australian Options features section on basic income
The Autumn 2017 issue of the left-wing political magazine Australian Options includes a special “viewpoints” section dedicated to basic income.
AUSTRALIA: Nature Needs More explores test of UBI’s conservation outcomes
Nature Needs More, a wildlife conservation group based in Australia, is currently investigating the potential of basic income to help curb illegal hunting. Founded in 2013 under the name Breaking The Brand, the group’s first advocacy and educational campaigns focused...
The Netherlands: ‘Free Money’ at Studium Generale Utrecht University, October 25, 2017
Rutger Bregman and Inge Robeyns comment on the social assistance experiments.
AUSTRALIA: Rutger Bregman to speak at Sydney’s Antidote festival
The organizers call Bregman’s “utopia for realists” a “compelling alternative to our current reality”.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, US: Economic Security Project announces first public conference
The Economic Security Project, a two-year initiative to fund projects related to the study and implementation of basic income in the US, is preparing to host its first public conference.
