I read a lot of great essays/articles by Marshall Brain. They're interesting, and have some interesting ideas how to fund it. I like the study of minimum income a lot since it involves questioning so many assumptions about our economy.
A friend has been really trying to get me to read this ^ and I just can't finish it.
Our world and species is not so noble as to roll over and quietly take it like the author's many many assumptions suggest. Nor would we be above being so petty as to start global wars to take what's AustraliaCorp's.
http://marshallbrain.com/manna1.htm