Scott Santens
Editor of Basic Income Today
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Leeds becomes largest city in UK to call for universal basic income pilot
By: Jon Stone. — Leeds has become the largest city in the UK to call for a universal basic income to be trialled, after a vote of the city’s council on Wednesday night. Councillors from Labour, the Liberal Democrats, and Greens backed a motion on Thursday arguing that the policy could provide financial security to people hit by the coronavirus pandemic. A universal basic income or UBI involves a flat unconditional payment to all citizens whether they are working or not, instead
Latest Articles
Income Inequality
New study reveals that $2.5 trillion is being upwardly redistributed from the bottom 90% to the top 1%
The median worker should be making as much as $102,000 annually—if some $2.5 trillion wasn’t being “reverse distributed” every …
The US is experiencing a “K-shaped” economic recovery. Here’s what that means.
What does a “K-shaped” recovery look like, and what it means for everyday Americans By: MATTHEW ROZSA. — During …
GoodDollar Begins Delivering Universal Basic Income Globally via Blockchain
By: Lawrence Wintermeyer. — With enforced shutdowns driving governments to enact emergency stimulus measures and airdrop funds into citizens’ …
Study shows cities have stopped providing middle-class work in recent decades — especially for Black and Latino workers.
The urban job escalator has stopped moving Study shows cities have stopped providing middle-class work in recent decades — …
Pilots & Experiments
Leeds becomes largest city in UK to call for universal basic income pilot
By: Jon Stone. — Leeds has become the largest city in the UK to call for a universal basic income to …
San Francisco To Provide $1,000/Month To Pregnant Black, Pacific Islander Women To Test Basic Income and Improve Health Outcomes
As reported by CBS News. The City of San Francisco will pay Black and Pacific Islander women $1,000 a …
St. Paul, Minnesota, might test basic income using CARES Act money
St. Paul could become the latest American city to provide low-income residents with a guaranteed monthly income as part …
California’s Long Beach City Council to vote on the first step to create a UBI program
By: HAYLEY MUNGUIA — Should the Long Beach government give monthly cash payments to its residents? That’s a question the …
The Social Debate
A new study from Rwanda is the latest evidence for just providing people money
By: Kelsey Piper. — In the last decade, organizations working to improve the lives of people in poor countries have …
A bipartisan group of House lawmakers unveiled a stimulus plan to send a 2nd round of $1,200 direct payments and reinstate federal unemployment benefits
By: Joseph Zeballos-Roig. — KEY TAKEAWAYS: A bipartisan group of House lawmakers unveiled a $1.5 trillion stimulus plan on …
Guaranteed basic income becomes tops policy priority for Canada’s ruling party at upcoming national convention
Caucus is calling on government to adopt idea for consideration in November By: Joan Bryden. — A guaranteed basic …
Could Russia introduce UBI? Former President Medvedev, now leader of governing United Russia, has just endorsed it.
By: Jonny Tickle. Russia’s largest party may be about to back the launch of a minimum guaranteed income for all …
Andrew Yang
Andrew Yang on 2020, UBI, and fixing government
The former presidential candidate discusses universal basic income, artificial intelligence, and his next job in politics. By Ezra Klein. – …
Andrew Yang has been added to the speaking roster for the Democratic National Convention
By: Grace Panetta —- KEY TAKEAWAYS: Andrew Yang has been added to the speaking roster for the August 17-20 …
Andrew Yang is teaming up with this philanthropic cash relief initiative distributing $1,000/mo to people for three months
BY TALIB VISRAM —- Andrew Yang ran for president on the single issue of universal basic income (UBI), which then …
Andrew Yang’s nonprofit is partnering with the $1K Project to bring $1,000 direct monthly payments to struggling US families
Andrew Yang’s nonprofit is partnering with the $1K Project to bring $1,000 direct monthly payments to struggling US families …
Success Stories
Even brief stays in poverty can cause children lifelong harm, and money helps prevent poverty.
The virus doesn’t sicken kids as much as adults. But it can still destroy their futures. A child allowance …
A single mother of three in Jackson, Mississippi, received $1,000 a month in basic income for a year. Here’s what happened.
Can Guaranteed Income Help Americans Escape Poverty? Ciara McDonald, a single mother of three in Jackson, Mississippi, received $1,000 …
The Pandemic Proved That Cash Payments Work
The Pandemic Proved That Cash Payments Work An extra $600 a week buys freedom from fear. by Annie Lowrey …
The little known story of Canada’s decades old basic income experiment
Canada’s forgotten universal basic income experiment By David Cox Amid wide unemployment during Covid-19, basic income schemes have …
The Basics of UBI
Coalition calls on federal Liberals to bring in a basic income to address gender inequity in Canada
By: By Brendan Kennedy. – A coalition of nearly 4,000 individuals and organizations is calling on the federal government to implement a …
Basic income must become part of a new settlement, for a new post-Covid age
By: Patrick Hurley. – I read with real interest Anna Coote’s article earlier this week, which questioned the arguments and assumptions …
Universal Basic Income and Mental Health
What the history of social psychiatry tells us about preventing mental illness. By: Matthew Smith Ph.D. Essentially, there are …
“A universal basic income should be the post-pandemic legacy we leave the next generation.”
Now, more than ever, we need a state that lifts people out of poverty and gives them the equality …
Workforce Automation
Pandemic-fueled automation is gobbling up jobs that will never return
The COVID-19 pandemic has had massive economic impacts in the United States, and one of the problems many companies …
As Big Tech’s profits soar in the pandemic, it’s time to discuss sharing the digital wealth
Owning The Robots By: NATHAN GARDELS Well before the COVID crisis, it was clear that digital capitalism was divorcing …
White Castle becomes first fast food chain to hire Flippy the robot burger flipper
White Castle becomes the first fast food chain to test out the robot fry cook, Flippy, from Miso Robotics …
Microsoft Is Switching Out MSN’s Contract Journalists for AI
Microsoft Is Switching Out MSN’s Contract Journalists for AI By Alyse Stanley Dozens of contract journalists at Microsoft’s …