Gyms, restaurants, and movie theaters are all reeling for the very same reason By: James Surowiecki On July 11, …
This is a debate we should be having now, as the pandemic has caused the ground to shift on …
Few people appreciate the extraordinary impact human dignity has on our everyday lives. By: Donna Hicks Ph.D. At about …
By: Nick Wells in Vancouver. NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. — B.C.’s Green party leader took aim at previous provincial governments …
Researchers sound the alarm that an impending recession and mass unemployment means we are heading into an unprecedented mental …
The COVID-19 pandemic is inspiring Europeans to think the previously unthinkable, according to a ground-breaking survey out today from a team …
This may be the time for bi-partisan support that would involve a carbon tax with redistribution. “It’s not politically …
In the wake of the pandemic, Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party is seeking to forge a more interventionist state. By: Aaron Burnett This …
By Diamond. — In her large colourful glasses, UBI activist Claudia Leduc does not look like someone who has suffered …
Earlier Tuesday, the president seemed to kill stimulus talks, tweeting that there would be no deal until “after I …
Newly established Kuwaitimpakt.com, a gateway for public policy papers in Kuwait founded by Bensirri, today released an essay suggesting new solutions …
By Jeong-Ho Lee and Sam Kim. — Record government spending triggered by the coronavirus in South Korea has helped send a maverick regional governor …
A new project led by citizens aims to collect one million signatures in support of a radical welfare overhaul. …
U.S. welfare policies have, from their very inception, been discriminatory. By: Alma Carten. — A recent UNICEF report found that the …
New Cornell-JQI-RIWI Report reveals that the real-time jobs picture is worse than imagined. Real-time data collected by RIWI from …
The coronavirus pandemic has spurred a debate about guaranteeing basic income to all citizens. By: SOTARO SUZUKI, Nikkei …
‘Feels Like They Are Just Waiting for Us to Die’ On r/unemployment, a community of desperate people has stepped …
Unemployment Benefits Are Critical. But Families Need Direct Payments Too | Opinion WILLIAM E. SPRIGGS AND DORIAN T. WARRENON …
By: Lydia Godden – @Lydia_godden. Following 10 years of tory-driven austerity and the introduction of Universal Credit, our current …
By: Kerri Breen. – Canadians want Ottawa to stay focused on the coronavirus pandemic and the economy during the new session …
By Mimi Abramovitz, Deepak Bhargava and Tammy Thomas Miles. — The pandemic has thrown millions of people out of work while mean-spirited government …
By: Noah Berlatsky. — Earlier this month, Congress failed to pass Republicans’ $300 billion coronavirus economic relief bill. Democrats refused …
By: Kelsey Piper. — In the last decade, organizations working to improve the lives of people in poor countries have …
By: Joseph Zeballos-Roig. — KEY TAKEAWAYS: A bipartisan group of House lawmakers unveiled a $1.5 trillion stimulus plan on …
Caucus is calling on government to adopt idea for consideration in November By: Joan Bryden. — A guaranteed basic …
By: Jonny Tickle. Russia’s largest party may be about to back the launch of a minimum guaranteed income for all …
By: Chris Arnade After spending eight years driving four hundred thousand miles to take 60,000 pictures of working class …
By: Gregory Ferenstein — Tech-fueled philanthropy is responsible for one of the most promising new mental health innovations as the Food …
The social and economic effects of the coronavirus raise the alarm for Puerto Rico to seek a “new” solution …
Americans waited an average of more than two years for benefits decisions from the government during the past decade. …
The youngest child of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. said part of carrying on her father’s legacy is …
By: Alex Heffron — Food banks have stepped up to the plate in the austerity years, and throughout the …
Majority of black, Hispanic Americans support universal basic income; most whites oppose: poll By: Denis Balibouse As support for …
By: Chris Hughes It has been a dispiriting summer in Washington. In the middle of a pandemic, millions of …
The rapid spread of COVID-19 across developing countries has led to a devastating loss of life and livelihoods. The pandemic is …
By: Niall Flynn — The Dutch historian has battled in favour of universal basic income and skewered tax-dodging billionaires at …
By: Ben Kesslen — Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf said a guaranteed income is “probably the most powerful antidote for …
Many of the millions of Canadians who received support from the Canada Emergency Response Benefit during the pandemic are …
By: Imara Jones, Even after this summer’s series of historic protests and marches led by trans women of color, …
SHOCK POLL: UBI support SKYROCKETS — NEW VIDEO by What America’s Thinking, on a new Hill-HarrisX poll finds a …
By Amber McGuckin —- A Winnipeg MP is looking to convert the Canada Emergency Response Benefit into a permanent fixture. …
By: Zack Friedman —- Now that Joe Biden has picked Kamala Harris as his running mate, will you get …
Joe Biden’s childcare plan will benefit working families—but basic income would help even more BY: ELIZABETH PALLEY With his $775 …
Why Bertrand Russell’s argument for idleness is more relevant than ever By: Max Hayward We are used to thinking …
Nearly one third of people that have gone back to work after being laid off during the coronavirus pandemic …
Reality Check By: Gisele Huff, Founder and President of Fund for Humanity I despair. Because of the extraordinary, devastating …
Nearly 30 million Americans told the Census Bureau they didn’t have enough to eat last week By Dakin Andone, …
Lindiwe Zulu: No universal basic income grant for South Africa this year by Mfuneko Toyana South Africa will not …
The one place planning a ‘feminist economic recovery’ from Covid-19 ByJennifer Rigby Last month, a small collection of islands …
The $600 unemployment bonuses did not lead to people working less, Yale study shows By: Evan Sully KEY TAKEAWAYS …
How a basic income would help close the racial wealth gap and give Americans needed financial security By: Amir …
OK Boomer, We’re Gonna Socialize You The pandemic is turning Millennials into socialists. We must make them a better …
The unemployment bonus has been working, so why do Republicans want to slash it? By: Marguerite Ward. The federal …
Amelia Womack leads campaign for universal basic income to support arts workers Chris Jarvis Green Party of England …
Temporary Basic Income to protect the world’s poorest people could slow the surge in COVID-19 cases, says UNDP …
Basic Income Could Virtually Eliminate Poverty in the United Kingdom at the Cost of £67 Billion Per Year or …
Senate GOP supports another round of stimulus checks to Americans: McConnell The Majority Leader announced the move as talks …
UN chief: World ‘at the breaking point’ with vast inequality A new generation of social protection is needed – …
A PUBLIC LETTER FROM THE ARTS COMMUNITY FOR A BASIC INCOME GUARANTEE 16 July 2020 Dear Prime Minister Trudeau, …
Americans on COVID-19 jobless benefits spent more than when working, study shows by Jonnelle Marte (Reuters) – Americans who …
Basic Income Could Cost Less Than Money Spent On CERB: Watchdog The parliamentary budget officer looked at the cost …
COVID-19 Is Helping to Make the Case for Universal Basic Income The pandemic has exposed the searing need for …
In the wake of Covid-19, time to consider basic income: Senate report Report calls for reforming emergency supports, restoring …
Government considering universal basic income grant for unemployed South Africans: Lindiwe Zulu BY ANDISIWE MAKINANA The government is …
The case for a universal basic income by Kanni Wignaraja Rule number one of crisis management: When you …
Universal basic income should be considered for recovery, says Burnham by Elliot Chappell Andy Burnham has suggested that …
‘An essential tool:’ 156 top economists call for recurring stimulus checks until the economy recovers from the coronavirus pandemic …
Sunak considers £500 vouchers for all UK adults to spend in Covid-hit firms Chancellor urged to introduce a scheme …
Sanders Calls on ‘Do-Nothing’ Senate to Approve $2,000 Monthly Checks, Cancel Rent, and Expand Medicare “This I know: nothing …
Will a Universal Basic Income save post-pandemic Asia? Kanni Wignaraja, Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations, speaks exclusively to …
Universal basic income would revolutionize mothers’ lives, whose unpaid work keeps society going by Maggie Gordon-Walker There’s …
How to build a better Canada after COVID-19: Transform CERB into a basic annual income program Gregory C Mason This …
Should Environmentalists Embrace Universal Basic Income? Cash payments from the government could help ease the transition to a climate-safe …
Guaranteed minimum income needed to cure loneliness epidemic after COVID-19 – Helen Clark Foundation by Dan Satherley Former …
Why has the pandemic increased support for Universal Basic Income? by Daniel Nettle. COVID-19 has led to a …
A four-day week and universal basic income: the post-coronavirus world Wales’s future tsar wants to see UK-wide Sophie Howe …
How the Coronavirus Crisis Is Opening the Door to Universal Social Policies in the U.S. By CATHERINE THOMAS, DAVID …
A new study shows how a universal basic income could help the environment, too By AJ Dellinger The concept …
30% of Americans missed their housing payments in June by Alicia Adamczyk As the United States continues to …
To save the British economy, don’t just open shops – give people the cash to spend by Simon Jenkins …
PROPOSING A RECOVERY UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME FOR NORTHERN IRELAND Sign our petition for a Recovery UBI for Northern …
South Korea Mulls Universal Basic Income Post-COVID While the basic income movement is not new in South Korea, the …
Universal Basic Income Is Key to U.K. Recovery, Think Tank Says By Lucy Meakin The U.K. should introduce …
Don’t Lose the Thread. The Economy Is Experiencing an Epic Collapse of Demand. A rip in the fabric of …
Universal basic income could change more than how we work The emergency response benefit has given me a taste …
‘When All Men Are Paid for Existing’: Universal Basic Income Has Arrived By JERRY BOWYER& CHARLES BOWYER Such an expansion …
Americans Need Recurring Federal Stimulus Payments Now At least 25 to 30 Percent of Americans Now Have No Meaningful …
The Coronavirus Crisis Exposed Gaps In Canada’s Social Programs. Now’s The Time To Fill Them. Canada’s welfare state flourished …
Kamala Harris and Andrew Yang lead the call for monthly coronavirus stimulus payments BY REY MASHAYEKHI The nation is …
McGrath takes on Booker and Broihier in only scheduled Democratic U.S. Senate debate By Aaron Gershon and Al Cross …
A new report warns the current welfare system is “unlikely to survive” in the long term. By Nick Tyrrell …
Help Americans through the coronavirus crisis, and they will keep essential businesses going. By Nir Kaissar and Timothy L. O’Brien …
Interview with Humanist Social Reformer Tony Robinson by David Andersson Our humanity is facing one of the most profound challenges we have ever faced. We find ourselves in uncharted …
Portugal/Spain/Italy: Ministers seek European minimum income by Lusa “We have to ensure that all people are guaranteed the …
Why universal basic income could help us fight the next wave of economic shocks by John Harris Until six …
Health professionals across Canada have banded together calling on Justin Trudeau and Cabinet to implement a basic income. Posted …
Petition Calling for $2,000 Monthly Stimulus Checks for Americans Surpasses 1 Million Signatures BY JENNI FINK Democratic senators proposed …
Supporters set these programs at odds, but they can work together to mitigate a crisis and provide basic dignity …
Expert calls for universal income amid increase in food bank usage BY MARTIN MACMAHON TORONTO (NEWS 1130) — An …
Three In Four Americans Agree Universal Healthcare Is Needed During Coronavirus Pandemic by Jacob Roshgadol More than eight in …
Universal Basic Income Getting More Notice In Wake Of COVID-19 Crisis by Mark Hrywna Automation and Artificial Intelligence (AI) …
No more bureaucratic nightmares. Personal checks until the pandemic ends is the only way to proceed. By KEVIN BOYD …
In a crisis, what was once unthinkable can suddenly become inevitable. We’re in the middle of the biggest societal …
Argument: Terminal Deflation Is Coming BY TREVOR JACKSON Public health efforts to contain the coronavirus pandemic have brought about …
B.C. explores universal basic income for post-pandemic world By Rob Shaw VICTORIA — Mass unemployment and the shutdown of …
HEROES Act Proposal – $1,200 Stimulus Check For Individuals And Up To $6,000 For Families By Ryan Guina …
The Moment to Change the World Is Right Now BY RUTGER BREGMAN MAY 7, 2020 How will the coronavirus …
SAN FRANCISCO May 11, 2020 The Gerald Huff Fund for Humanity, a non-profit organization dedicated to furthering the understanding, acceptance, …
$2,000 Per Person Plus $2,000 Per Child: Monthly Economic Crisis Support Act Would Send Payments To Over 90% Of …
European opinions revealed in our special survey Conducted in March 2020 by the eupinions project of the Bertelsmann Foundation – read more …
The pandemic makes painfully clear that our economy must be reconfigured to be resilient in the face of disruption …
The New Great Depression Is Coming. Will There Be a New New Deal? After the coronavirus, political transformation may …
The “time has come” for universal basic income (UBI) in Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon has said. Speaking at the daily coronavirus briefing in Edinburgh, …
A bill to provide monthly payments of $2,000 to Americans within a certain age and income bracket, proposed by …
TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 2020 Unforeseen shocks, like the current COVID-19 pandemic, the 2008-09 global financial crisis, or a natural …
Opinion: One $1,200 stimulus check won’t cut it. Give Americans $2,000 a month tax-free to fire up the economy Published: …
The Republican support for emergency cash payments as a central part of CARES Act, the recently passed coronavirus relief package, …
Todd* is a trim 45-year-old, but when he walks into the upscale diner where we are meeting, his shoulders …
The CARES Act provided many Americans with financial relief in the form of a $1,200 stimulus check. But as …
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers may need to think of different ways to put money in Americans’ pockets if …
The nature of poverty in rich countries has changed. The sort of material deprivation common in developing nations is …
Key Points Chamath Palihapitiya said the United States should implement universal basic income as the coronavirus pandemic continues to impact …
Interim acting co-leader of the Lib Dems, Sir Ed Davey MP, has today signed a cross-party letter to the Chancellor …
OTTAWA — Making the Canada Emergency Response Benefit universal isn’t as simple as it sounds, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau …
(CNN) – Stacey Abrams joined forces Andrew Yang on Tuesday to announce the launch of a new campaign aimed at providing $1,000 in …
Until now, universal basic income – a concept that would give all members of society an unconditional, guaranteed cash …
MSNBC’s Ali Velshi on how universal basic income will protect Americans as automation shrinks the workforce, especially those living …
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a nationwide state of emergency, expanding the one put in place less than …
Charles Davis Apr 15, 2020, 1:47 AM The Emergency Money for the People Act, introduced by Reps. Tim Ryan …
MAJORITY OF AMERICANS SUPPORT MONTHLY CASH ASSISTANCE TO OFFSET PANDEMIC DAMAGE TO ECONOMY New polling finds strong bipartisan support …
APRIL 9, 2020 Mehrsa Baradaran Author of The Color of Money To err is human; wanting to punish those who …
In the past few weeks, calls for a universal basic income have been louder than ever. Even the US …
If there is a silver lining to the Covid-19 pandemic, it is that it has injected a sense of …
Politicians who represent the interests of capital clearly grasp the point that a UBI would tilt the playing field …
To battle the economic crash from the coronavirus pandemic, Congress is sending Americans cash. The deal just hammered out will …
Gisele Huff is convinced universal basic income is finally having its moment. The 84-year-old French native and San Francisco …
After a week of Congress members and the Trump administration proposing various plans to get cash into the hands of …
Jeonju, a southwestern South Korean city, said Friday it will pay half a million won each to about 50,000 …
Planet Money: Episode 982 TRANSCRIPT UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER, BYLINE: This is PLANET MONEY from NPR. JACOB GOLDSTEIN, HOST: Back in …
The threat of Coronavirus has shocked the world. From the availability of medical supplies to the feeling of safety …
ne of the strangest spectacles in the economic scramble to respond to the coronavirus crisis is that Republicans seem …
We, a growing group of now over 500 academics and public figures on all continents, have signed the following …
The coronavirus is an economic emergency. But it does not have to become an economic catastrophe. It is very …
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other progressive lawmakers are calling for a significantly more robust federal-government response to the coronavirus …
The White House is preparing to meet with Wall Street executives to discuss measures to protect the economy from …
By Kim Rahn An entrepreneur has called on the government to provide every citizen with 500,000 won ($413) in …
Congress should send you $1,000—and another $500 for each of your children—as soon as possible. Given the mounting …
Japan’s government says it will pay up to about 80 dollars per person per day to businesses as income …
STEVENSVILLE — U.S. Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) now has some competition for the primary election come June 2. But …
Hong Kong (CNN Business) —Hong Kong is handing most of its residents a pile of cash to spend as …
The Namibian government has commissioned a feasibility study meant to determine whether the country can introduce a basic income …
Bad news, Earthlings: It may be possible for everyone on the planet to live a “good” life. It may …
NEWARK, N.J. — Local leaders across the United States are turning to private donors to fund an out-of-the-box policy …
We’re down to single digits. Eight Democratic presidential candidates remain after three dropped out this week: Senator Michael Bennet …
Andrew Yang’s bid for the Democratic nomination is over, but supporters of his basic income policy say his campaign …
Child poverty shames the United States. The richest country in the world counts one in five of its children …
Nearly 1 in 5 American children is officially poor. That’s roughly 15 million kids. But the number living with …
A universal basic income, free public transport for students and light rail systems for Cork and Galway are amongst the promises …
Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang says the main way of measuring economic growth — known as gross domestic product …
OTTAWA — When it comes to potential candidates for Conservative leadership, Bryan Brulotte isn’t exactly an outsider. He’s been …
About 400,000 unemployed Australians are obliged to engage with Jobactive, the government’s main employment services program, in order to …
In 2017, the proposed Ontario Basic Income Pilot (“OBIP”) gave hope to communities that have struggled with rising unemployment …
For about 15 years, Germany offered a social assistance benefit that was widely considered the opposite of basic income. …
Former Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian on Friday said there is no space for expansionary fiscal policy and opined …
On Sunday, Sens. Mitt Romney (R-UT) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) announced a bipartisan plan to do something pretty extraordinary: …
Basic income is becoming a real and tangible policy consideration in India. In the past decade, many prominent Indian …
I am a volunteer soccer coach for underprivileged kids in the impoverished Tenderloin neighborhood of San Francisco. Every morning …
It’s not uncommon in the United States for two parents to spend long hours working hard — but the …
Many of us working in food security recognize that a large portion of the folks who engage with our …
In this piece for the Dissident Voice, Andrew Johnson argues that people claiming UBI creates a disincentive to work …
Early liberals focused on dismantling de jure social hierarchies and mercantilist policies, but the onset of the Industrial Revolution …
STORY HIGHLIGHTS 43% of Americans support a universal basic income program 77% of U.K. adults and 75% of Canadians …
Support for universal basic income (UBI) is on the rise, according to a new Hill-HarrisX poll released on Wednesday. …
Manitoba’s Progressive Conservatives wouldn’t commit to a guaranteed basic income for people living with disabilities like their political opponents …
What if we just give people money? This is the question propelling several new books and that’s been taken …
On October 26th, 2019, people will be taking to the streets in New York City, Berlin, and Amsterdam to …
What is it about Americans that makes us so afraid of admitting that people ought to have free time …
Universal Basic Income has been a term bandied about in the news and across the internet in the last …
It’s time to talk about women’s economics with attitude. It’s time to laugh at what is often absurd and …
In this opinion piece for the Financial Times, Eric Lonergan says that one potential solution central banks around the …
Whenever someone tells me if “poor” people had more money, we could stop the killings, I want to scream. …
“We’re seeing voter turnout decline across developed nations, in some of them really quite rapidly, says Daniel Park, who …
Guest Editorial by Almaz Zelleke, Associate Professor of Practice in Political Science, NYU Shanghai Fifty years ago, on August …
Here vegan activist Megan Barker makes the case that the lack of unconditional basic income (UBI) is an obstacle …
In this piece, author Jessica Flanigan makes the case that UBI is a better solution than raising the minimum …
New Yorkers are organizing a march for Basic Income. Everyone who can get there is invited to join. The …
For years, the government of Bhutan has enshrined gross national happiness as its guiding light. Though national leaders had …
Up to €3 billion a year in higher taxes on the wealthy and on business should be introduced to …
Article originally published April 26, 2019. Up to 60% of millenials (soon to be the largest living adult generation) …
This article was orginally published on June, 6 2019. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) has released a plan to spend …
There’s a common misconception that the idea of universal basic income is an example of bigger government, but as …
Article originally published on 6/11/2019. Cee-Jai got used to violence when she was young, first witnessing it when she …
Article originally published on May 29 2019. In 1972, a team at MIT published The Limits to Growth, a …
Mark Paul and Anthony Underwood make the case that the revenue from carbon taxation needs to be returned as …
When Canadian researchers Evelyn Forget and Marni Brownell speak at Stanford University next Tuesday, May 21, they’ll be wading …
The earned income tax credit is the leading example of smart centrist policy. In the 1980s and early 1990s, …
Almaz Zelleke is Associate Professor of Practice in Political Science at NYU Shanghai and the Co-Area Leader for its …
Fair point. We control the titles though so we can just drop the Canadian doctor part and just have …
In this opinion piece for The Alaska Landmine, guest contributor RJ makes the case that the new governor of …
Today is May Day and International Workers Day and Labour Day, and beyond recognizing the past victories of the …
Scottish artist Jenny Lupton details the difficulties she finds trying to sustain a living through her art and passion, …
Nobel-winning economist Paul Krugman says he is “not a UBI guy.” He says universal basic income is not politically …
Standing is a professorial research associate at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London and …
A radical new scheme plans to give 24-year-olds in one South Korean province a universal basic income with hardly …
A new study has a whole different take on what debt relief means. Getting rid of debt doesn’t just …
Within ten years, the US will phase out fossil fuels and source its energy from 100% renewable sources. That’s …
Introducing a weakly universal basic income(UBI) for everyone in Britain would have a net cost worth less than the …
We have seen cannabis revenues fill state coffers for a variety of purposes, such as education and school construction …
Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang is putting his money where his mouth is: He’s giving families $1,000 a month …
Each month, 1,000 struggling Chicagoans would get $1,000, no strings attached, to help break the cycle of poverty, under …
More than a quarter of the people living in poverty in the United States receive no help from food …
The idea that a country should provide its citizens with an infusion of cash on a regular basis has …
From Mongolia to Finland to India, we are seeing heightened interest in the idea of a universal basic income …
