The charity GiveDirectly, which has used direct cash distribution in one-time, lump-sum payments to fight poverty in Africa, will will adopt a full basic income
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EUROPE: Basic income is an essential approach for social democracy, says Varoufakis
Read more »This is a major endorsement from a rising star of the European left.
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SCOTLAND: Scottish National Party Conference calls for universal income
Read more »Scotland’s largest party adopted a motion supporting the introduction of a basic income as part of the social security system for a newly independent Scotland.
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Can the ECB create money for a universal basic income?
Read more »Having a pan-European basic income paid by the European Central Bank makes sense. Here is why.
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SWITZERLAND: Only 2% of people would stop working if they had a basic income
Read more »Critics of basic income have been proven wrong once again. Giving everyone the means to survive
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FRANCE: Minister of Economy says he is open to basic income
Read more »Both the Minister of Economy and the Minister for Digital Affairs sent positive messages about basic income.
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UK: Green MP tables motion for basic income study
Read more »For the first time the UK Parliament might discuss basic income. But an unprecedented level of support will be required to make it happen.
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CANADA: Kingston is first municipality to endorse basic income
Read more »Kingston City Council unanimously supports basic income and calls for national discussion to implement a basic income for all Canadians.
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NAMIBIA: President unleashes new plan for Basic Income Grant
Read more »President Hage Geingob announced new plans to eradicate poverty by 2025. At the heart of his strategy is the introduction of basic income grants.
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FINLAND: Basic income experiment – what we know
Read more »The basic income experiment in Finland has gone viral, with several reports in mainstream news. Not all the information is correct. Here is what we know.
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