Karl Widerquist
@KarlWiderquist
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Philosopher & economist focused on distributive justice. Writes about Basic Income; the ethics of poverty, freedom, & inequality; & whatever else comes to mind.
New Orleans, USA & Doha, Qatar
Joined July 2014
The tweets in this thread have links to six of my favorite talks and videos. 1/6. Someone asked for my "Favorite argument for UBI" in less than 30 seconds. This is what I said.
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RT @JesseP4Florida: Listen to @KarlWiderquist brilliantly explain the monopoly over Land and how that leads to generational inequalities in….
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RT @JesseP4Florida: Check out this YouTube Short I made of my conversation with @KarlWiderquist .“Exclusive benefits for the poor become po….
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Not sure if this will be my last Tweet. I'm not cancelling my account. But I'm going to stop looking at, it at least for a while. Find me on blue - sky, and I post under the name "Indepentarianism" on Facebook.
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Neighborhood mini-protest.Saturday May 17, 6-6:20pm.On the neutral ground on Magazine at Napoleon.Please spread the word and come if you can
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Today:.Neighborhood mini-protest.Wednesday May 14, 6-6:20pm.On the neutral ground on Magazine at Napoleon.Please spread the word and come if you can
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RT @ubi_works: Professor Karl Widerquist of Georgetown University in Qatar making the case for basic income
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Neighborhood mini-protest.Wednesday May 14, 6-6:20pm .On the neutral ground on Magazine at Napoleon.Please spread the word and come if you can
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Stand Up for Democracy Tonight: neighborhood mini-protest today, Tuesday May 6, 6-6:20pm the neutral ground on at Napoleon & Magazine. We'll be back at the same time ever day through Saturday May 10. Please help spread the word and come join us if you can.
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Trump's Trade War: play list of five video interviews of Karl Widerquist by Al-Jazeera. Broadcast March and April 2025.
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Stand Up for Democracy. We'll have neighborhood mini-protests 5 days next week: Tuesday May 6 - Saturday May 10, 6-6:20pm at Napoleon & Magazine. Please help spread the word and come join us if you can (info: Karl@widerquist.com).
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Everybody who will be negatively affected by Trump's tariffs can take heart by remembering this: they're hurting Trump's supporters just as much.
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Latest release from my band, the Submonotones :.
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The Submonotones, M.X. Turner · All Who Come in Peace Are Welcome Here (Techno Raga Dub) · Song · 2025
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The surprising thing really, is that the US constitution lasted this long. It's got a lot of bugs in it, and it only takes a small percentage of people who benefit from the bugs to block fixing them.
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RT @tadpolenajar: Put down the beast! #DonutRump #blacklivesmatter @CostsOfWar #GAZA @normfinkelstein @CornelWest @WinonaLaduke @blkagendar….
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There's been a 50% increase in the number autistic people in the United States. And an 11% decrease in the number planets in the solar system. Are these facts worrying to anyone?.
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So, the plan is end the conflict by giving the aggressive country part of the other country's territory. Didn't they try that before? Some place called Czechoslovakia? They had a conference in like Montreal or Munich or something? Back in what '38, '39 was it? Ringing any bells?.
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This little action is tonight and tomorrow. Please join and/or spread the word if you can
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Tariffs are the worst kind of trickle down economics, I argue in this interview.
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