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Basic Income Works

Paul Niehaus, Michael Faye Boston Review
Recipients of basic income continue to work, spend less on vice, and are able to invest in long-term plans.

Amidst Brazil's Political Crisis, an Opportunity for the Left

Alfredo Saad-Filho Open Democracy
Brazilian President Michel Temer is struggling to retain power after the release of a recording that captures him approving hush money for convicted former legislator Eduardo Cunha, his chief co-conspirator in the impeachment of former President Dilma Rousseff. Even before the scandal, Temer’s popularity was very low, due to massive opposition to his neoliberal economic reforms. Amidst the chaos, Brazil’s Left has a chance to topple the conspiracy of the elite.