Scott Santens
Editor of Basic Income Today
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Newark, New Jersey launches two-year basic income pilot
Newark’s pilot will be one of the nation’s largest in collaboration with Mayors for a Guaranteed Income, a national network of mayors advocating for a guaranteed income to ensure that all Americans have an income floor. On May 10, 2021, Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka launched the Newark Movement for Economic Equity, a two-year research study that will give a guaranteed income, or unconditional cash payments, to Newark residents. The city will start with an initial cohort of 30 residents before scaling to 400
Latest Articles
Governor of California wants to provide two-thirds of residents a $600 stimulus check
The middle class and low-income Californians are expected to benefit from UBI By: MAGGIE ANGST Gov. Gavin Newsom today unveiled
Significant election success for UK politicians backing universal basic income
Scores of politicians including almost half of Welsh parliament have signed UBI trial pledge By: Steven Morris Scores of
2021 Korea Basic Income Fair successfully concludes after drawing 600,000 visitors
The 2021 Korea Basic Income Fair, the world’s largest venue for public discussions on basic income, attracted more than
Guaranteed Basic Income Saves Lives Platform in Turkey Recommends That 5 Million Citizens Start Receiving Monthly Basic Income
Amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the government of Turkey will give citizens 1,100 lira income support. In the
UBI essay contest being held for high school students in the US and Canada
As UBI policy is actively debated across the country, perhaps hearing from the voices of high school students, the
Income Inequality
A campaign for basic income has been launched by multiple unions in Turkey
“Social assistance provided as charity rather than rights do not prevent poverty but perpetuate it,” 92 groups have said
The Other Epidemic: Deaths of Despair
Anne Case and Angus Deaton provide a compelling account of the problem, but anemic solutions. The epidemic of deaths
What happens when all the rent comes due?
“An eviction is not a single event in a person’s life. It actually changes the trajectory of a life,
Opinion: We need to shift from a culture of fear to a culture of care to fight the politics of hatred
The human “fight or flight” response gives demagogues like Trump a tool for political manipulation. But we could replace
Pilots & Experiments
Los Angeles Times Editorial Board Endorses Basic Income Pilots
Editorial: Are cash handouts a better antidote to poverty? Let’s find out – Los Angeles Times By The Times Editorial
Madison Basic Income Pilot Raises More than $300,000 from Local Donors
Madison, WI is launching a pilot as part of a larger effort to convince the federal government to tackle
Denver Basic Income Project launching in July will provide $1,000 a month to 260 unhoused people
Denver nonprofit is testing regular “UBI-like” monthly payments as a potential answer to homelessness. By: Sloan Dickey The circumstances that
Mayor of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania pledging to do large basic income pilot using ARP funds if he wins reelection
Concentrated poverty is one of Harrisburg’s biggest problems. Will UBI help? The mayor wants to give it a shot.
The Social Debate
Who controls the basic income narrative?
GLBI could lift millions of Canadians out of poverty, giving workers leverage and empowering them to make their own
A petition calling for $2,000 monthly stimulus checks to every American has surpassed 2 million signatures
Social change is often bottoms up, starting from people and then moving through the political process. UBI is no
During Biden’s first address to Congress as president, Americans were searching online for a fourth stimulus check
With more than 160 million checks from the last COVID relief bill now delivered, Americans are asking if more
How could UBI support a Circular Economy?
This post is an interview between Timothea Armour, Citizen’s Basic Income Network Scotland Editor and Teja Hudson, a zero
Andrew Yang
Andrew Yang’s ‘People’s Bank’ to Help Distribute Basic Income to Half a Million New Yorkers
“I wake up and I feel privileged that I may have a positive impact on the lives of other …
Martin Luther King III Endorses Andrew Yang for Mayor Because of His Support for UBI
“Andrew’s commitment to a basic income is why I’m endorsing him, and why we’ve worked tirelessly to support Democrats across the …
Cash relief for the poor now: Andrew Yang says he can deliver on Martin Luther King Jr.’s promise
Yang is a Democratic candidate for mayor of New York. King is a civil and human rights advocate. By: Andrew …
Yang’s Rivals in the NYC Mayoral Race Adopt Basic Income Guarantees Into Their Own Platforms
Andrew Yang favors a modified version of universal basic income that would provide payments of about $2,000 to a …
Success Stories
City in Brazil where a quarter of the population receives basic income sees employment increase during Covid while rest or Brazil sees record unemployment
Located just 60km from Rio de Janeiro, Marica has modelled itself into a very different city, paying residents a
Some Recipients Are Using Their Stimulus Checks To Grow Free Food for Their Communities
Fed up with the government’s failures during the pandemic, #1400Challenge is inspiring people to turn their front yards into
How a basic income pilot in D.C. is providing recipients a choice between $5500 (lump sum) or $1100 a month for five months
Proponents say no-strings-attached payments can boost urban development, narrow the racial wealth gap outside of emergencies too by Carey L.
For Tia, Basic Income Provided ‘A Little Push’
A personal story. By: Tia I was part of the very first Magnolia Mother’s Trust program, back when it
The Basics of UBI
Basic Income isn’t just about reducing poverty
At the heart of this concept is the idea of individual freedom and personal dignity, or more particularly, the
A guaranteed basic income could be a stabilizing force for Canada
If the pandemic taught economic policy makers nothing else, it’s the value of nimble fiscal supports in averting disaster
A guaranteed basic income would help all Canadians fulfill their full human potential
Introducing a Basic Income Guarantee would cost a lot of money. The good news is that we can finance
Opinion: Why UBI?
This is a list of some arguments in support of UBI that I’ve most frequently come across during my
Workforce Automation
Powell warns that workers will struggle to find jobs in new economy with more automation
After pandemic ‘this will be a different economy’, says Fed’s Powell By: Christopher Rugaber Still, Powell said many Americans who
Robot sales hit a new record during the pandemic year. This will change the world
While the COVID-19 pandemic will be remembered for many things, it may mark the official beginning of the age
OpenAI’s Sam Altman: Artificial Intelligence can generate enough wealth to pay each adult $13,500 a year
By Catherine Clifford Artificial intelligence will create so much wealth that every adult in the United States could be paid
The workforce is automating faster than expected, displacing 85 million jobs in the next five years
Some jobs will disappear and others will emerge as the world faces a dual disruption The World Economic Forum’s Future