Götz Werner on our mistake in thinking
Do you know Götz Werner? In case you don’t, Werner is a very famous entrepreneur in Germany. He founded the drugstore chain dm-drogerie markt, which he led for 35 years. He is also a influent advocate...
View ArticleHow to save Greece (full paper)
You may remember that post in which I explained how exiting the eurozone could be a good opportunity for Greece, if accompanied by a series of relevant measures such as the distribution of a monetary...
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Debt crisis: The solution is right here – but who dares to look at it?
Introducing a monetary dividend, ie. printing money and giving it directly to citizens through a periodical income is not a new idea, neither denuded from any rational economic arguments. Quite the...
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Guy Standing: “the Precariat is growing angry”
Guy Standing is Professor of Economic Security at the University of Bath and a founder member and co-president of the Basic Income Earth Network (BIEN), a non-governmental organisation that promotes a...
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The trouble with Trade Unions
Beyond the fight for better labor rights, Trade Unions must widen their vision, work on tackling mass-unemployment by defending the unemployed as long as the workers. Something must change in the...
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Bankers prove basic income is feasible in Greece
So the greek central bank just announced the cost of the greek bank recapitalization : 27.5bn euros just for the 4 biggest banks, 40 bn overall. That could even top at 50bn, the Bank of Greece admits....
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A free lunch of common sense
“There is no such a thing as a free lunch” often claim prominent mainstream economist. Well, the opposite theory – which justify unorthodox policies such as the unconditional basic income, finally...
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The time has come for basic income
With the launch of the european citizen’s initiative for unconditional basic income, the time has come for basic income supporters to take action for one of the biggest battle of History: the one for...
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Will the basic income revolution come from Switzerland?
With the success of the federal initiative for unconditional basic income, Switzerland may accelerate the worldwide debate on basic income for all. Launched one year ago by two basic income groups...
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The first baby steps of a basic income movement in Greece
Since february, I have been traveling across Europe and met a lot of basic income activists. I though I would enjoy my rest time in France to share with you some key insights of the latest evolution of...
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