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Japan: National TV will show a short program about UBI on 27th July
NHK, Japan’s largest broadcasting organization, is going to air a short program on UBI. The program will be broadcasted around 7.20 am during their morning news program called 'Ohayo Nippon (Good morning Japan)'. The program is based on a director’s recent visit to...
Rutger Bregman’s TED Talk, a Basic Income lecture with over one million views
Dutch journalist Rutger Bregman, author of Utopia for Realists, received a standing ovation for his talk on basic income at TED2017, held in Vancouver in April.
Mark Zuckerberg’s US tour generates publicity for basic income
The Facebook CEO commends Alaska’s Permanent Fund Dividend as a type of basic income and innovate approach to social welfare policy.
BRAZIL: Maricá approves changes in basic income program
The city of Maricá, in the state of Rio de Janeiro, has voted on changes to their basic income program, Renda Básica de Cidadania.
NEW ORLEANS, LA, US: Local basic income group begins to hold monthly meetings
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BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA: New agreement between Democrats and Greens in British Columbia looks forward to a basic income pilot
John Horgan and Andrew Weaver. Credit to: British Columbia New Democratic Party. Since the 30th of May 2017 that British Columbia (BC) political parties NDP (New Democratic Party) and Greens have an agreement signed to collaborate in the present regional...
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, US: California State Senator to address questions on UBI and carbon dividend
The Universal Income Project, a basic income advocacy group headquartered in San Francisco, is hosting a Q&A with California state senator Bob Wieckowski on basic income and carbon dividends.
Johanna Perkio, “The OECD and the problems of basic income”
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), a major international economic body, has issued a policy brief paper questioning the value of basic income. In a blog post for Kela, the Finnish government agency in charge of benefits and the nation’s...
GERMANY: Bündnis Grundeinkommen prepares campaign launch in Berlin
Germany’s basic income party is preparing a campaign launch event, featuring a combination of talks and artistic performances, on July 29 in Berlin.
INDIA: Institute for Human Development holds roundtable on UBI
Featuring the work of economists Pranab Bardhan and Vijay Joshi, Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian, and Renana Jhabvala of SEWA.