On the push for equity, direct democracy and a basic universal income by Iceland’s Pirate Party

04/07/17 • -1 min

For today’s Humanosphere podcast, we are talking with Halldóra Mogensen, an MP with Iceland’s Pirate Party. For those who may not be aware of the Pirate Party as a serious political movement - it’s not about dressing up with an eye patch - let's just say at the outset that this political party exists by name in some 40 countries worldwide and was started more than a decade ago largely to protect personal freedom and promote institutional transparency in this new digital age.

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