Unconditional Freedom

As the rich get richer, taking more of our income, our democratic freedoms are also in danger. The elite are gaining large profits without contributing to society, hollowing out our public services and preventing the vast majority of us from living our lives fully and developing productive and reproductive projects. In Unconditional Freedom, David Casassas argues that for us to live freely, we need Universal Basic Income. In a sharp and lucid analysis of the power of 'pre-distributing' income, he shows that UBI would not only liberate us from the nightmare of precarious employment but also increase our bargaining power as a class, opening doors to democratizing the workplace. While it would be na?ve to say that UBI would end capitalist social relations, Casassas convincingly argues that it would help to nourish the long process of abolishing the working class.