Universal Basic Income – the time has come
Feasta co-hosted two webinars on May 10 and May 17, at noon EST/5pm GMT, which explored the experience and the imperative of instituting a Universal Basic Income (UBI) for all people.
Towards a recession-hardy Irish banking system
Caroline Whyte makes some suggestions for a fairer, stabler and more effective financial sector in Ireland, including a Dutch initiative that would create personal safe accounts.
Lies, damn lies and statistics: moderating the tyranny of numbers
Given how easily statistics can be manipulated in order to encourage a particular response, how can we keep our sense of agency? Graham Barnes provides some suggestions.
Banking on the community, investing locally for resilience: webinar on April 14
This event, jointly organised by Feasta and the Cork Environmental Forum, explored the potential for community-focused banking to help reorient the Irish economy in a healthier direction.
Podcast: crises and collectivity
Professor John Drury and Cormac Russell speak with David Somekh about their research into ways in which communities can come together when the circumstances call for it.
Auctioning Carbon Permits—a Primer for the U.S.A.
Brent Ranalli describes the optimal way to organise an auction for carbon permits as part of a system for reliably capping the supply of fossil fuel at the point of extraction or import.
