
Historical UBI-debate in North America – a short collection of videos and books:
A number of historical videos and books on the historic UBI debate in North America in the 1960s and 1970s (see post) are accessible on the Internet. A selection of them is gathered here. Book by U.S. economist John K. Galbraith, 1958: U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson declares “War on Poverty” in 1964: Robert Theobald, Michael Harrington, Gunnar Myrdal, H. Stuart Hughes, Linus Pauling, John William Ward, Everett C. Hughes, et al., 1964: Open Memorandum of “The Ad Hoc Committee on the Triple Revolution” sent to U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson and its government, 1964 Robert Theobald’s Reader, 1966: With contributions from Theobald, Erich Fromm, Marshall MC Luhan, et al. Speech by Martin Luther King, Jr., 1967: Studs Terkel’s radio interview with Dr. Read More …