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Universal Basic Income

Part 2: A Bridge Towards Post-Capitalism?

More and more people are falling out of love with capitalism. And is it really all that surprising? Capitalism has failed to achieve most of its promises, and many are now beginning to dream about what another, better world might look like. In this second episode of our 2-part series on Universal Basic Income (UBI), we’ll explore what role UBI might have in a transition to a post-capitalist future.

There is an exciting and lively debate taking place among the left right now exploring whether UBI would do more to dismantle capitalism or, rather, to help to keep it going. For this episode, we spoke with some prominent voices within this debate: economists, journalists, and authors, and asked them to share their perspectives and to envision what the long-term societal effects of giving everybody a UBI might look like.

Would UBI act as just another form of welfare, temporarily propping up a fundamentally flawed system, and simply serving as another concession to eventually be eroded and dismantled by the capitalist class? Or could it be more than that—could it actually fundamentally challenge the current capitalist system and help to dismantle it?