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BIRAL Seminar: International Perspectives in Basic Income Messaging
by Julio Linares on June 10, 2021 at 4:43 pm
Please join us for the second BIRAL seminar: “International Perspectives in Basic Income Messaging,” hosted by the […]
Basic Income trial confirmed in Wales
by Pau Bofill Sala on June 8, 2021 at 4:18 pm
Mark Drakeford, Wales’ new First Minister, announced soon after the Senedd elections in May that the government will […]
Los Angeles is the latest city in the US to announce the launch of a guaranteed income program
by Pierre Piquemal on June 1, 2021 at 7:07 pm
A new guaranteed income program has just been announced in the US, this time in the country’s second largest city, […]
King’s College Workshop explored “The Ethics of Basic Income in a Changing Economy”
by Barb Jacobson on May 29, 2021 at 10:12 am
On 23 April 2021, Diana Popescu, Otto Lehto, and Emil Panzaru from Department of Political Economy, King’s College […]
‘The Tyranny of Merit’ by Michael J. Sandel
by Guest Contributor on May 20, 2021 at 4:41 pm
Book Review by Dr. Jan Stroeken Michael j. Sandel has written a book about the deep causes of the inequality that is a […]
Basic Income in Canada: Endorsement by Liberal Party signals growing momentum
by Leah Barrett Werner on May 13, 2021 at 2:34 pm
In Canada, basic income has become a central issue in the debate on a post-pandemic recovery. Recent steps taken by the […]