Green Observatory: Basic Income Green observatory

By Adam Ostolski, Constantine Dimoulas, Giuseppe Allegri, Irina Studhalter, Jamie Cooke, Jorge Pinto, Julen Bollain, Kim Fredericq Evangelista, Lucile Schmid, Natalie Bennett, Ville Ylikahri, Wolfgang Strengmann-Kuhn

With some trials planned and others underway and the idea entering the political mainstream, basic income is at once a realistic and utopian prospect. From France and Italy to Scotland and Switzerland, the Green European Journal asked experts, activists, and politicians from around Europe about the politics of basic income where they are.

For an Ecological Transition Income Interview

By Sophie Swaton

Could a proposal to get people actively involved in the green transition trump the basic income?

A Fair Share: Reclaiming the Commons with Basic Income Interview

By Jorge Pinto, Michael Howard

Drawing on the experience of the Alaskan oil fund, this interview unpicks the links between basic income and ecological sustainability.

The Progressive Package: Getting Unions Behind Basic Income Interview

By Yannick Vanderborght

An interview with Yannick Vanderborght on why trade unions oppose basic income and whether we can expect that to change.

Basic But Transformative Interview

By Adam Ostolski, Natalie Bennett

Basic income offers progressives a positive vision for the future shaped around security, autonomy and social justice.

Basic Income: Insights from Finland Interview

By Heikki Hiilamo

As the Finnish experiment draws to a close, social policy expert Heikki Hiilamo explains what's next for basic income in Finland.

Solidarity and Democracy in the City Democracy

By Lech Mergler

Change in Poland today is part of a broader global transformation, and one which sees a deep urban-rural divide. What role can cities play in stopping the authoritarian populist wave?

The New Urban Crisis: Beyond the Superstar City Welfare and Social Issues

By Cosme del Olmo

Richard Florida's critical assessment of inequality within and between cities diagnoses the problem, but fails to offer real answers.

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