The political leader of the small Cultural Liberal Party initiated a memorandum for the Members of The Second Chamber of Parliament. This was the first time since the 2000s that the highest political levels were challenged to discuss basic income.
“Would a universal basic income make us lonely?” – A Reply
A UBI would not *cause* loneliness; it might indeed *enable* loneliness, but this should not be a decisive point against the policy.
What is the Role of Education in a “Jobless Future”?
Our institutions of education must prepare people to live fulfilling and productive lives outside of paid employment.
ISEO, Italy: Iseo Summer School 2016 (13th edition) “Looking forward: new challenges and opportunities for the World Economy”, June 11-18, 2016.
This event is a one-week course targeted at graduate students, with five high profile lecturers, several of whom...
Jon Evans, “We should be worried about job atomization, not job automation.”
This article, recently featured in Tech Crunch, tells readers that the real problem is not robots stealing their jobs...
Thinking about Basic Income on International Women’s Day
By Liane Gale and Ann Withorn for the Basic Income Woman Action Group (BIWAG) Since 1909, International Women's Day...
Deadline for proposals for the 2016 BIEN Congress extended to Feb. 29
The organizers invite people from all over the world to make a proposal and participate in the Congress.
Call for Papers: BIEN Congress 2016 in South Korea
The 16th Basic Income Earth Network Congress will take place in Seoul, South Korea, from July 7-9, 2016. The...
INTERNATIONAL: Guy Standing to discuss basic income in Poland, Austria and Spain
Guy Standing, honorary president of BIEN, noted author, and leading advocate of basic income was interviewed on...
THE DECIDER CLASS: Gatekeepers in the System
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Guy Standing, “The UK budget: King Canute and the triumph of moralism over morality”
Basic income advocate Guy Standing provides a portrayal of the functional cynicism of the ruling Conservative Party’s...
LEEDS, UNITED KINGDOM: “Finding Solidarity Within Precarity–Lessons from the US Welfare Rights Movement Regarding the Role of Universal Basic Income,” presentation IIPPEE Sixth Annual Conference, 9-11 September 2015
The IIPPE’s upcoming Annual Conference at the UK's Leeds University features an in-depth basic income presentation by...
International: Guy Standing to discuss basic income in Austria, Australia, and England
Guy Standing, honorary president of BIEN, noted author, and leading advocate of Basic Income will give five talks on...
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...
LONDON, UK: Citizen’s Income: A solid foundation for tomorrow’s society, 6th June 2014
Conference report: 63 people attended the conference, held by invitation of the British Library at its conference...
Guy Standing, “How To Combat Inequalities Produced By Global Capitalism”
PUBLISHER’S SUMMARY: Rising inequality is one of the most salient issues in global and European politics. Guy Standing...
David Jenkins, “Citizen Income: Potential Ways Forward.”
SUMMARY: This article reports about a “People’s Parliament” debate on basic income, which took place in London on...
INTERNATIONAL: Live Reddit Q&A with Guy Standing, 5 May 2014
[Scott Santens] Professor Guy Standing, co-founder of the Basic Income Earth Network (BIEN) and author of several...
OPINION: Conditional Cash Transfers and the Human Right to Social Securit
The increasing use of conditional cash transfers (CCTs) has perhaps been one of the most significant additions to the social development agenda of late. CCTs are now key components of many governments’ poverty elimination programmes and feature centrally in the UN’s current Social Protection Floor initiative. The mainstream media has also taken note and lent support in favour of their adoption.
Guy Standing, “Job security is a thing of the past – so millions need a better welfare system”
Guy Standing, “Job security is a thing of the past - so millions need a better welfare system: Flexible labour markets...