by Yannick Vanderborght | Nov 7, 2013 | Research
Tom Boland, TheJournal.ie
Switzerland is considering the introduction of a Basic Income scheme, which would guarantee a standard benefit income to every citizen, regardless of need. Tom Boland looks at how that system would work in Ireland. Tom Boland lectures in Sociology at Waterford Institute of Technology, and is co-ordinator of the Waterford Unemployment Experiences Research Collaborative.
Tom Boland, “Column: Should every citizen receive an unconditional basic income?” TheJournal.ie, October 30, 2013.
by BINews | Nov 4, 2013 | Opinion
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0:33 United States – Dissident Voice
https://binews.org/2013/10/kevin-zeese-margaret-flowers-%e2%80%9ctime-for-an-economy-of-by-and-for-the-people%e2%80%9d/
1:03 United States – David Graeber
https://binews.org/2013/10/arthur-de-grave-benjamin-tincq-%e2%80%9ccan-debt-catalyse-the-next-global-rebellion-an-interview-with-david-graeber/
1:32 Switzerland – French-speaking Swiss radio network
https://binews.org/2013/10/audio-van-parijs-on-the-swiss-radio/
2:05 Switzerland – Enno Schmidt
https://binews.org/2013/10/video-the-swiss-activist-who-collected-100000-signatures-to-provide-every-adult-citizen-with-2800month/
2:27 European citizens’ initiative petition
https://binews.org/2013/10/european-union-citizens%e2%80%99-initiative-for-basic-income-can-be-signed-online/
3:00 Uganda – Christopher Blattman
https://binews.org/2013/11/georgette-jasen-research-finds-outright-grants-of-cash-are-surprisingly-effective-form-of-aid-to-the-poor/
3:31 Croatia, European Union, Slovenia
https://binews.org/2013/11/eu-slovenia-has-become-the-second-country-to-reach-the-target/
4:00 United Kingdom – CIT
https://binews.org/2013/11/citizen%e2%80%99s-income-trust-citizen%e2%80%99s-income-news-letter/
4:18 Cyprus – Malcolm Torry
https://binews.org/2013/11/opinion-means-testing-in-cyprus/
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by Karl Widerquist | Oct 30, 2013 | Research
[Steve Shafarman – USBIG]
This video, an exclusive interview is cofounder of the Basic Income Initiative, Enno Schmidt, includes references to Milton Friedman, Alaska, Namibia, and more. Enno is an artist and author of the film Basic Income: A Cultural Impulse.
The Real News Network, “The Swiss Activist Who Collected 100,000 Signatures to Provide Every Adult Citizen with $2,800/Month,” The Real News Network, October 21, 2013.
Swiss demonstration with delivery of signatures for basic income
by Yannick Vanderborght | Oct 30, 2013 | News
On October 2, 2013, the French-speaking Swiss radio network RTS devoted a one-hour programme to basic income. The broadcast included an interview with Philippe Van Parijs (Louvain University), as well as with philosopher Serge Margel (Lausanne University), Julien Dubouchet Corthay (BIEN-Switzerland), and economist Marco Salvi (Avenir suisse).
The programme (in French) can be heard online on the website of RTS.
by BINews | Oct 28, 2013 | Opinion
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0:34 Stumbling and Mumbling “Why not a basic income?”
https://binews.org/2013/10/stumbling-and-mumbling-why-not-a-basic-income/
0:54 United Kingdom – Tom Streithorst
https://binews.org/2013/10/tom-streithorst-%e2%80%9cbasic-income-and-the-atavistic-appeal-of-austerity%e2%80%9d/
1:22 Denmark – Philippe Van Parijs
https://binews.org/2013/10/copenhagen-denmark-%e2%80%9clectures-with-philippe-van-parijs%e2%80%9d-nov-1-2-2013/
2:20 The United States – USA Today
https://binews.org/2013/10/duncan-black-minimum-income-proposal-worth-considering/
2:38 The United States – Matt Bruenig
https://binews.org/2013/10/matt-bruenig-how-a-universal-basic-income-would-affect-poverty/
3:12 Canada – BIEN congress
https://binews.org/2013/10/bien-congress-2014-now-available-on-facebook-and-twitter/
3:59 Belgium – De Morgen
https://binews.org/2013/10/basic-income-makes-the-headlines-in-belgium/
5:20 Europe – Guy Standing
https://binews.org/2013/10/guy-standing-to-give-several-presentations-on-basic-income-in-italy-norway-finland-and-the-united-kingdom-2-13-november-2013/
5:43 Switzerland – Daniel Haeni
https://binews.org/2013/10/interview-daniel-haeni-on-the-swizz-initiative/
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