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Here you will find articles expressing opinions about current issues in the Basic Income debate. Opinions expressed are not necessarily the opinions of BIEN.
Tim Borney, “Interview: Neil Jacobstein discusses the future of jobs, universal basic income and the ethical dangers of AI”
SUMMARY: This author interviews Neil Jacobstein who talks about the importance of basic income in the context of rapidly advancing mechanization and artificial intelligence. Jacobstein is the co-chair of the Artificial Intelligence and Robotics track. Jacobstein sees...
Greece budget proposal 2015
Economist & entrepreneur Roland Duchâtelet proposes a model for the introduction of a basic income in Greece.
OPINION: Notes of Discussions in the North American Basic Income Guarantee Congress of 2015
(This article originally appeared on Medium) Between the 26th of February and the 1st of March, 2015, and only with the help of my supporters on Patreon, I attended the 2015 North American Basic Income Guarantee Congress in New York City (hashtag #NABIG15). There I...
OPINION: Hirsch raises fair points, but misses some key developments
Donald Hirsch wrote an article raising some major questions about the citizen’s income movement in the UK, but he wasn’t entirely fair to the reality of the situation.
Scott Santens, “What I’ve observed since 2013 in the discussion about a basic income guarantee: How a BIG could be closer than we think”
Scott Santens, “What I’ve observed since 2013 in the discussion about a basic income guarantee: How a BIG could be closer than we think” www.scottsantens.com. February 26, 2015.
Bruce Nixon, A Better World is Possible: What needs to be done and how we can make it happen
In his last book, Bruce Nixon calls for a Citizen’s Income to be paid for by a Land Value Tax.
Book review: Tony Fitzpatrick, “Climate Change and Poverty: A new agenda for developed nations”
Tony Fitzpatrick, Climate Change and Poverty: A new agenda for developed nations, Policy Press, 2014, x + 259 pp, hbk, 1 44730 087 8, £70, pbk, 1 44730 086 1, £24.99 Tony Fitzpatrick’s claim in this book is that climate change turns the tackling of poverty into a new...
BOOK REVIEW: Global Social Policy in the Making: The foundations of the social protection floor
Bob Deacon, Global Social Policy in the Making: The foundations of the social protection floor, Policy Press, 2013, xii + 218 pp, 1 4473 1233 8, hbk, £70, 1 4473 1234 5, pbk, £24.99 In a world in which so many bad things happen, and in which so much media and academic...
UBI-Europe calls for Quantitative Easing for the People
The European Central Bank’s quantitative easing plan is doomed to be both ineffective and anti-redistributive. It should target the real economy.
INTERVIEW: Nick Barlow, founder of the ‘Liberal Democrats for Basic Income’ group
This is an interview with Nick Barlow, founder of the 'Liberal Democrats for Basic Income' group, you can read an article about the group here. BINews: What stage is the Basic Income Liberal Democrat group at now and where do you see it going in the next 5 or so...
A Tribute to Yoland Bresson (1942-2014)
Yoland Bresson, one of the prominent advocate for basic income in France passed away during the summer.
Interview: No one in the parliament had heard about basic income before
An interview with Halldóra Mogensen, Deputy MP of the Icelandic Pirate Party and author of a parliamentary resolution related to basic income.