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Daniel Raventós

Es editor de Sin Permiso, presidente de la Red Renta Básica y profesor de la Facultad de Economía y Empresa de la Universidad de Barcelona. Es miembro del comité científico de ATTAC. Sus últimos libros son “La renta básica, ¿por qué y para qué?” (Catarata, 2021) y “En defensa de la renta básica. Por qué es justa y cómo se financia” (Deusto 2023), escrito con Jordi Arcarons, Julen Bollain y Lluís Torrens.

The money of the banks, the army and the Catholic Church

 The real military expenditure of the Kingdom of Spain is immense. And it is increasing. It is one political option to devote a considerable part of the general state budget to military expenditure, but it is another to devote this…

Basic income: Why it is fair and how it is financed

Perhaps soon basic income will seem like a worthwhile “thing” in the world, like universal suffrage or the right to divorce. The basic income proposal has been activated – a public, individual, unconditional and universal monetary allowance. If 30 years…

A survey on Basic Income with results to take into consideration

This survey on various aspects of Basic Income among the population aged 16 and over living in Catalonia offers very interesting data that have not been asked about in previous surveys on Basic Income. A few technical details of this…

The “Diada” of 2022 and beyond: How long will you abuse our patience?

While the Community of Madrid is still in official mourning for the death of Queen Elizabeth II of England and the Sex Pistols’ song “God Save the Queen” is playing in some homes around the world, Catalonia’s national day, the…

“Basic Income would allow us to gain a social base that is essential to defeat fascism”. Interview with Daniel Raventós

Laure Vega conducted this interview for Catarsi magazine. We begin, as always, with a brief explanation of what Basic Income is and its defence from a republican perspective: Basic Income is a public, monetary, unconditional and universal allocation. It is…

The European Citizens’ Initiative for a Basic Income

by Daniel Raventós – Julie Wark There are no precedents that can serve as a reference for Europe’s economic and social situation right now. The 2020 European Commission indicators show a drop of 8.3% for GDP growth, while the OECD…