Archive: Guy Standing

• WCP: The Precariat: Why a Basic Income is Vital

  As work becomes increasingly unstable and insecure, economic inequality balloons. In this week’s Working-Class Perspective, Guy Standing makes the case for a universal basic income with supplements for disadvantaged groups as the only sustainable solution.

  Category: Visiting Scholars Tags: Economic Inequality, Guy Standing, Inequality, John Russo, Precariat, Precarity, Sherry Linkon, Universal Basic Income, WCP, Working-Class Perspectives

• WCP: It Is Rigged … and We Must Revolt

  One of the most frequently heard claims in this election cycle is that the political system in the United States — and more recently the Presidential election itself — is rigged against ordinary Ame

  Category: Visiting Scholars Tags: Donald Trump, Guy Standing, John Russo, Presidential Election, Privatization, Rigged Economy, Sherry Linkon, Tax Policy, Trade Policy, WCP, Working-Class Perspectives