Political philosopher & economist focused on distributive justice. Writes about Basic Income; the ethics of poverty, freedom, inequality, & other stuff. Works at Georgetown-Qatar. Lives in New Orleans. Website: Widerquist.com, email Karl@widerquist.com
I'm speaking in Edmonton tomorrow: Thursday, May 30 · 12 - 1pm MDT Edmonton Social Planning Council 10050 112 Street Northwest #206 Edmonton, AB T5K 2J1 If you're in Edmonton, meet me there.
Learn more about universal basic income from Karl Widerquist, Professor of Philosophy
Georgetown University-Qatar
Live tweeting again today from the Basic Income Canada Network Forum in Ottawa. No promise that I'm awake enough to tweet consistently or competently, but I'll see what I can do...
Live Tweets from the Basic Income Canada Network Forum. I can't promise how long I'll keep it up, but here goes:
Today (Friday), tomorrow (Saturday) & Sunday morning, I'll be at the BIG Forum in Ottawa. It's not to late to join in person if in Ottawa, and it's never too late to join online. At least one session per-time slot will be online. Meet me there.
I'm speaking tomorrow in Saskatoon.
Here's the info.
If you're in Saskatchewan, meet me there.
The Canadian Centre for the Study of Co-operatives, Saskatoon Poverty Reduction Partnership, Community-University Institute for Social Research, and Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy co...
www.schoolofpublicpolicy.sk.ca
"Left Libertarianism, Basic Income, and Property(?) with Karl Widerquist [Imagine More Episode #36]."
Interview by Seth Kafila and Jesse Philippe, for "Imagine More" (podcast and YouTube channel), May 8, 2024.
Available on YouTube, Spotify, and other venues.
This week we have on special guest Karl Widerquist, who has been a longtime advocate for Universal Basic Income. Karl has a Ph.D in Economics and is widely k...
youtu.beIf you're in Edmonton on May 30th, meet me there:
Learn more about universal basic income from Karl Widerquist, Professor of Philosophy
Georgetown University-Qatar
And now...the 7-minute groovy techno version of "All Who Come in Peace Are Welcome Here"
Rapper: Karl Widerquist
DJ: Scott M.X. Turner
Rapper: Karl WiderquistDJ: Scott M.X. Turner
youtu.be
My new article, “Functional Finance and the Sustainability of Universal Basic Income,” is out on "Basic Income Studies"
DOI: doi.org/10.1515/bis-...
But that's behind a paywall. If you don't have access, there's an early free version:
works.bepress.com/widerquist/1...
“Functional finance” is an economic theory within the Post Keynesian school of thought. Especially in the form of Modern Monetary Theory (MMT), it has begun to have two big but opposite effects on the...
works.bepress.com
A common question about universal basic income, or UBI, is how people spend the money, but early trials are showing promising results.
www.businessinsider.com
Universal Basic Income programs have been around for decades, but despite their effectiveness, Republicans think it makes people lazy.
www.blackenterprise.comMany American families--like mine--have a tradition where we scrimp, save, & invest all our lives. When we're elderly, we give all that money to a profit making long-term care facility. When the facility has our last cent, they start billing the government so they can keep making money off us.
I think this is my best speech
Karl Widerquist gives a speech at the UBI (Universal Basic Income) March in New York City.
youtu.be
John Lacarbiere III's Riveting August 29th Poem... filmed and edited by: 11wdNick for UNKfilms
youtu.be
All government spending (including UBI) creates inflationary pressure.
Governments have tools to counteract the inflationary pressure of its spending (including spending on UBI).
I don't have a complex statement on this because it's so easy, but see this:
“Functional finance” is an economic theory within the Post Keynesian school of thought. Especially in the form of Modern Monetary Theory (MMT), it has begun to have two big but opposite effects on the...
works.bepress.com
If you're against DEI (Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion)
Then, by definition, you're for MUE (Monolithic Unfairness, & Exclusion).
Change my mind.
I never thought I'd get into Christian Techno music. But here's my first foray into the genre. (I'll be doing many versions of this song in many genres.)
Techno song by the Submonotones
youtu.be
Hi All, We are an international group of PhD students interested in questions surrounding basic income. And we are very happy to announce a new initiative: the UBI PhD Network. Our goal is to connect ...
basicincome.org
New Podcast: "Dr. Karl Widerquist says we need Universal Basic Income now." By the Rational View with Dr. Al Scott, Episode 189. March 23, 2024
Available on Spotify, PodBeam, and Apple Podcasts.
Listen to this episode from The Rational View podcast with Dr. Al Scott on Spotify. In this episode I am discussing the economic impacts of the AI revolution, and whether or not it is time for UBI. AI...
spotify.link
Remember Alice?'s (my old band's) most played song ("I don'wan'a,no") has 98,700+ streams. If I could get 1000 people to stream it once, or 100 people to repeat it 10 times, or 10 people to put it on repeat over night, we'd get it up to 100,000 plays
open.spotify.com/track/6Uxfqb...
Video "The Debate Over the definition of Basic Income," presented by Karl Widerquist, hosted by Toru Yamamori for BIEN’s Working Group on the Definition of Basic Income. Annie Miller, Michael Howard, & others discuss. Recorded 13 March 2024. Online now:
Karl Widerquist presents his article, "The Debate Over the definition of Basic Income," at BIEN's online seminar hosted by Toru Yamamori. Annie Miller, Micha...
youtu.be"The Debate Over the Definition of Basic Income" presentation & discussion starts now (8pm central time US) at the following zoom link
Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise video communications, with an easy, reliable cloud platform for video and audio conferencing, chat, and webinars across mobile, desktop, and room systems. Zoom ...
georgetown.zoom.usReminder: I'm speaking TODAY at 8pm Central, 9pm Eastern Time USA on "The Debate Over the Definition of Basic Income." Here's info with a link to the Zoom room, which will go live just before the start time.
Karl Widerquist will present his new article “the Debate Over the Definition of Basic Income,” via zoom in an online open forum of BIEN’s Working Group on the Clarification of the Definition of Basic ...
basicincome.org
My student-research assistant's family is trapped in Gaza. They are not allowed to leave unless they pay $5K/adult, $2.5K/child. They are not Hamas. They are just people who were born in Gaza. My student has started a go-fund-me page to try to them out.
The Fundraiser is now resumed. Thank you for those who reached out a… Messiah Sweetgrass needs your support for A Lifeline for My Friend's Family - Evacuation
gofund.me
Online event: Karl Widerquist presents “the Debate Over the Definition of Basic Income” Central Time US: Wed. 13 Mar 8-9:30pm UK: Thurs. 14 Mar 1am Japan: Thurs. 14 Mar 10am
Zoom link: georgetown.zoom.us/j/97653867865 Info: Toru Yamamori
Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise video communications, with an easy, reliable cloud platform for video and audio conferencing, chat, and webinars across mobile, desktop, and room systems. Zoom ...
georgetown.zoom.us
The link to my Reddit "Ask Me Anything" is live now (3-5pm EST)
www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comme...
I Am A, where the mundane becomes fascinating and the outrageous suddenly seems normal.
www.reddit.com
The link to my Reddit "Ask Me Anything" is live now (3-5pm EST)
www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comme...
MIT Press is hosting me in an "Ask Me Anything" on Reddit (r/IAmA), 3-5pm Eastern Time (2-4 Central, 7-9pm, UK) today (Mon, Mar 11). My new book, "Universal Basic Income: Essential Knowledge," just came out. Join in and "ask me anything." The link will come later today.
Interesting fact I ran across: prices of slaves, New Orleans, 1850s:
Prime field hand: $800-$1200
Less-able: about $400
Special skills (e.g. blacksmith): about $1600
Teenage girl, good looking, 75%+ European ancestry: about $3200
What conclusions do you draw from these facts?
1/3: Karl Widerquist will present his new article “the Debate Over the Definition of Basic Income,” via zoom in an online open forum of BIEN’s Working Group on the Clarification of the Definition of Basic Income on March 13 in some time zone and March 14 in others...
Karl Widerquist, author of "Universal Basic Income: Essential Knowledge," will hold an Ask Me Anything on Reddit (r/IAmA) from 3-5pm Eastern Time (2-4 Central, 7-9pm, UK) on Monday, March 11. Feel free to join & talk about #universalbasicincome. The link will come on Monday.
An excerpt from my book on the MIT Press Reader:
While the concept stretches back centuries, it has garnered significant attention in recent decades.
thereader.mitpress.mit.eduMy profile on GoodReads:
Karl Widerquist is the author of Independence, Propertylessness, and Basic Income (4.73 avg rating, 11 ratings, 3 reviews, published 2013), Prehistoric M...
www.goodreads.com
An article on my new book:
www.marhaba.qa/the-growing-...
Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) Professor Karl Widerquist’s new book Universal Basic Income, part of MIT Press’s 'Essential Knowledge' series, asks whether a small cash income, sufficient for ba...
www.marhaba.qa"Give People Money: Universal Basic Income, [interview with] Karl Widerquist." By Jason Chen. Inside the Mind of a Philosopher Episode 21, Feb. 25, 2024
Prof. Widerquist is a political theorist and economist who works as a professor of political philosophy at Georgetown University-Qatar. Website: https://wide...
youtu.be
Learn more at http://Represent.Us/TheProblem, and go to https://represent.us/TheSolution to see our plan and join the Anti-Corruption Movement. Click on "sho...
youtu.be
I'm online in a live broadcast right now with Conrad Shaw and Scott Santens. If you're in front of a computer, meet me there:
twitter.com/i/spaces/1rm...
"Why do US universities tolerate debt bondage on their Qatar campuses?" My latest article, coauthored by Ian Almond is out on Times Higher Education. You have to register to see it, but it's free, and if you uncheck the box, they won't spam you.
Institutions should push the Qatar government harder to improve conditions and wages for their migrant labourers, say Karl Widerquist and Ian Almond
www.timeshighereducation.com1/3: The thing Trump doesn't understand about NATO: the USA pays for most of it, because the USA makes most of its decisions. That's how NATO's worked for 75 years. It works that way because the USA wants it that way.
What are some of the best academic articles and books that use MMT theory to criticize Basic Income?
David Casassas is a long-time veteran of the Basic Income movement. His latest book (Unconditional Freedom: Universal Basic Income and Social Power) is now out in English translation
'A carefully argued case for basic income as central to a democratic transformation of society' Carole Pateman, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, UCLA
'Th...
Austin, Texas, gave 135 households $1k/month to spend as they pleased. Most of it went to housing.
thehustle.co