Basic income in France: From grass-root renewal to the political action
Slides about the lastest developments of the french movement for basic income — and the next challenge it is facing.
» Read moreAuthor: Stanislas Jourdan
I am a business journalist, blogger, and activist. I write about the debt crisis, monetary system, basic income, and collaborative economy.
“Das stellt alles in Frage” (Interview with Neues Deutschland)
Will the basic income revolution come from Switzerland?
With the success of the federal initiative for unconditional basic income, Switzerland may increase the global awareness on the idea of a basic income for all.
» Read moreEuropean Tour: the iberian way
My European tour continues! Here are my next travel destinations: june 2-3th: Lyon june 4th: meetup with basic income activists in Montpellier june 5-6th: meetup with OuiShare & Basic Income activists in Toulouse june 7-16th: OuiShare Summit + basic income activities in Barcelona [dates to be confirmed] Madrid, Bilbao… july 7-17th: OuiShare coordination in Lisboa july 18-20th: participating to a Basic Income
» Read moreIrish prominent crisis watchdog blog quits
Why Bitcoin is a bad monetary system
The distributed cryptocurrency Bitcoin is fundamentally flawed as an alternative money system. Here is why.
» Read moreShould Germany repay Greece on war reparation?
Just like Greece should not repay its current public debt to foreign investors, Germany should not repay Greece for war reparations debts.
» Read moreThe 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 the one of the biggest battle of History: the battle for Human Rights, Dignity, Democracy, the Commons… All at once reunited in the demand for a basic income. I first heard […]
» Read moreLaunch of a european campaign for basic income
Months of efforts were rewarded last week : you can now officially sign the european citizens initiative for unconditional basic income. This initiative is a project I have been coordinating for one year with people from 15 countries. Our goal is to have the EU commission make a case for a basic income in Europe. For that matter we need
» Read moreCyprus at crossroads between Europe and Russia
While the idea of bailing-in the Cypriot banks was good idea in principle, the way the Cypriot government and the troika implemented was very badly designed – not to say scandalously unfair. Now it’s up to the Cypriot People to demand a better plan. But which one? Everyone is blaming the troika for having tried to […]
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