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Video: Interview with Karl Widerquist on Basic Income

In this video interview (still image with audio), Karl Widerquist discusses Basic Income http://www.basicincomestudies.org/

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Video: Interview with Karl Widerquist on the Alaska Permanent Fund

Karl Widerquist holds a Ph.D. in Political Theory and another one in Economics. He teaches in Qatar as Associate Professor at Georgetown University School of Foreign Service. Furthermore he is co-chair...

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Interview with Stuart White: An Objection can be Valid Without Being Decisive

An interview with prominent political theorist Stuart White in which he outlines the case for basic income.

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Audio-Interview: Basic Income and the elections in Germany

On 22. September 2013 the German citizens elected a new parliament. What does this mean for Basic Income? Olga Bobkova spoke with Joerg Drescher about this topic.

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Interview: Daniel Haeni on the Swizz Initiative

Dorothee Schulte-Basta spoke with Daniel Häni, one of the activists on the inititiative for Basic Income in Switzerland

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Moises Velasquez-Manoff, “What Happens When the Poor Receive a Stipend?”

the number in poverty declined by half ... Other effects included decline in minor crimes by youth, increase in high school graduation rates, and, especially when the income arrived early in a child’s...

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VIDEO: Guy Standing, Liam Halligan and Frances Coppola, “‘Wrong-headed...

Guy Standing, Liam Halligan and Frances Coppola, “‘Wrong-headed economics’: for and against unconditional basic income”, World Finance, 14th May 2014.

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INTERVIEW: Heidi Laura interviews Karl Widerquist

Heidi Laura, of Danish Weekendavisen, conducted this interview (by email) with Karl Widerquist in late February 2014. She used only parts of the interview for her article in Weekendavisen, and she gave...

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INTERVIEW: Congressional Candidate Ian Schlakman on His Call for a Basic...

[Scott Santens] As reported here earlier this month, Green Party candidate for Congress Ian Schlakman of Maryland’s Second Congressional District has made the Basic Income Guarantee a major issue in...

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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.

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INTERVIEW: Nick Barlow, founder of the ‘Liberal Democrats for Basic Income’...

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...

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Tim Borney, “Interview: Neil Jacobstein discusses the future of jobs,...

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...

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Interview: Tony Atkinson pleads for a minimum heritage for all citizens

Tony Atkinson is a well known scientist on inequality and a student of James Meade. Atkinson is Senior Research Fellow at the Nuffield College of the Oxford University and Centennial Professor at the...

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Interview with Roberto Merrill

  A short interview with basic income activist and professor Roberto Merrill, in online magazine ECO123.   ECO123, “Interview with Roberto Merrill“, ECO123, April 21 2015 The post Interview with...

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UNITED STATES: Ralph Nader Voices Support for Basic Income

In a recent interview with Steven Shafarman, program director of an organization called Basic Income Action, Ralph Nader voiced extensive support for the idea of basic income. He compared it to his...

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INTERVIEW: Finland, basic income, and the government’s schizophrenia

The new centre-right Governing coalition in Finland committed to run a basic income pilot project, but it is unlikely that a pure unconditional basic income has any chance to be experimented, says BIEN...

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Being human: the artist behind the London UBI posters

London-based artist and UBI campaigner Russell Shaw Higgs talks about his activism, art and life in this exclusive interview. The post Being human: the artist behind the London UBI posters appeared...

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UNITED STATES: Successful launch of America’s first crowdfunded UBI project

A team of UBI supporters has successfully kicked off the first initiative to crowdfund basic income in the United States. The so-called My Basic Income project is already off to a strong start, having...

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Interview with Enno Schmidt: “Swiss parliament’s opposition to basic income...

Key promoter of the Swiss referendum on basic income tells us what he thinks about the recent developments in the Swiss parliament. The post Interview with Enno Schmidt: “Swiss parliament’s opposition...

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