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ATLANTA, GA, US: Basic Income panel at progressive conference Netroots Nation
On Thursday, August 10, the US progressive conference Netroots Nation will host a panel discussion titled “A Progressive Vision of Universal Basic Income.”
NEW BOOK: På vej til Borgerløn (On the way to Basic Income) by Erik Christensen
Erik Christensen, former associate professor at Aalborg University, has published På vej til Borgerløn – Aktuel idedebat (“On the way to Basic Income: A debate on contemporary ideas”).
Universal basic income could work in Southeast Asia – but only if it goes to women
(left, front) Tamara Nair. Credit to: Rajaratnam School of International Studies A form of basic income could be used to empower women in Southeast Asia, according to a recent article by Dr Tamara Nair. Writing for The Conversation, a news and feature-based...
Papers from North America Basic Income Guarantee Congress online
Select papers from the 2017 North America Basic Income Guarantee (NABIG) Congress, held June 16-18 in New York, are now available online.
NEW ZEALAND: Opportunities Party Proposes UBI Policy for Youth
Pictured: Gareth Morgan, leader of New Zealand’s The Opportunities Party; Credit to: Henry Cooke, Stuff New Zealand's The Opportunities Party (TOP), founded last year by businessman and economist Gareth Morgan, has launched a three-stage policy proposal to implement...
DETROIT, MI, US: Write-in mayoral candidate includes UBI in action plan
Ingrid LaFleur has proposed a city-wide basic income as part of her Plan of Action for the city.
ALGERIA: Think Tank Proposes Universal Basic Income
Several Western and European countries have been seriously considering Universal Basic Income recently. Numerous countries already have social programs that supplement individual incomes for select groups, such as unemployment compensation, food stamps, or housing...
OBITUARY: Helmut Pelzer, inventor of Ulmer Model for Basic Income, dies at 90
Prof. Dr. Helmut Pelzer, Professor Emeritus of Pharmacology at the University of Ulm, has passed away on July 14; he is remembered as the inventor of the Ulmer Model for unconditional basic income.
ESTONIA: Center-right political party creates working group to study basic income
The Estonian Free Party is the first party currently represented in Estonia’s Parliament to research UBI.
The Netherlands: Amsterdam on collision course over social assistance experiments
Due to the refusal of the Amsterdam City Council to tighten local rules for welfare recipients, Amsterdam is moving to a conflict with the secretary of state. In turn, she can block the permission for running a social assistance experiment in the capital.
