Karl Widerquist is an Associate Professor at Georgetown University in Qatar, specialising in political philosophy. His research is mostly in the area of distributive justice—the ethics of who has what. He holds doctorates in political theory from Oxford University (2006) and economics from the City University of New York (1996). He is the author of 'Independence, Propertylessness, and Basic Income: A Theory of Freedom as the Power to Say' (Palgrave Macmillan 2013).
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and Slavery: OpinionThe case for five new statesGranting statehood to the US’s territories would transform the lives of 4+ million citizens, and probably US politics as well
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryBasic income could virtually eliminate poverty in the United Kingdom at a cost of £67 billion per yearIntuition is wrong when it comes to calculating the true cost of basic income – the UK can easily afford it.
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryEnd the threat of economic destitution nowThe wealthy in capitalist societies claim to love freedom, yet they use the threat of economic destitution to compel...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryBasic income’s third waveThe drive toward a basic income isn’t new. It’s a 100-year-old movement that has gotten stronger each time...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryMy own private basic incomeOne person’s experience becoming a business owner shows how our economy is based on luck rather than merit and how...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe Alaska Model: a citizen's income in practiceThe idea of a basic income for all citizens is often seen as a utopian dream. But 'the Alaska Dividend' has existed...