THE BASICS OF UBI
The US Has the Productive Capacity to Make UBI a Reality
Universal basic income — a monthly payment to everyone sufficient to meet basic needs — could end poverty overnight.
Editorial: The Future of the United States Depends on the Immediate Adoption of UBI
Flatten the curve… We’ve heard that phrase repeatedly as a result of the novel coronavirus in regards to the
Life, Liberty, and Universal Basic Income
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their
Universal basic income is about universal basic security
Imagine, for a moment, that the robots have won. The year is 2049—the same year researchers once pegged as
We All Deserve An Income Floor: Why the Bold Policy of Basic Income Works
If guaranteed income is an attempt to provide people with more resources—resources that come with very few restrictions—it demands
The Fall and Rise of the Basic Income Movement
Forty years ago today—February 7, 1980—was a small milestone for the Universal Basic Income (UBI) movement: Milton and Rose Friedman dedicated
How a VAT could tax the rich and pay for universal basic income
The Congressional Budget Office just projected a series of $1 trillion budget deficits—as far as the eye can see. Narrowing
Canada can end poverty and shrink inequality by adding an annual basic income guarantee of $22K, new report says
Canada can afford to eliminate poverty, support the middle class and dramatically shrink the gap between the rich and
The Decade of Universal Basic Income
One thing to celebrate from the 21st-century “teens” – the rise of universal basic income (UBI). We’ve started a
New working paper explores a UBI in NYC and finds it would not lead to housing inflation
Skeptics of guaranteed income tend to worry about the policy’s inflationary effects; absent rent regulation, for instance, one might
The UBI Maze | Reflections on ‘The Future of Work, Technology and Basic Income
Universal Basic Income (UBI) is the proposal that the state should provide a guaranteed income floor to everybody, as
Eleven Nobel Laureates Who Have Endorsed Universal Basic Income
The idea of an unconditional basic income (UBI) floor where everyone starts with the same minimum amount of money as everyone
The crazy, true story of Nixon and basic income
Tech CEOs like Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk are talking up the idea of a universal basic income. But
Opinion: The biggest threat to freedom in the world today is economic destitution
Here political philosopher and economist Karl Widerquist argues that UBI is required as compensation for the creation of property
UBI is Social Security for the 21st Century
It’s based on the dividends that accrue to Americans because of their everyday contributions as workers, consumers, caregivers and
The documentary, ‘UBI, our right to live’, now available online
The film directed by Álvaro Orús and promoted by Pressenza and Humanists for Basic Income, was premiered at the
Introducing the UBI Calculator Version 1.0
How will universal basic income impact you? Well, the answer to that question depends on the details of the
An unconditional basic income floor permits everyone to fail. And that’s a good thing.
The opportunity to fail is a privilege afforded to a narrow subset of Americans. Risk and reward are two
Instead of personal tax credits, everyone in Ireland could start each week with €75 ($84)
Give everyone €75 a week. All adults regardless of whether they are in employment or not, regardless of their
Basic Income as a Policy Lever: Can UBI Reduce Crime?
The idea of a universal basic income (UBI)—an unconditional payment, without means-test or work requirement—has recently seen a resurgence
Why Legendary Economists Have Liked Universal Basic Income.
Is socialism on the march in the U.S., as President Donald Trump warned in the State of the Union
Why ‘Universal Basic Services’ is no alternative to Basic Income
Free ‘universal basic services’ has recently been advocated as a better alternative to a basic income, on the grounds that
‘Universal Basic Income is the best way to distribute an equity stake in productivity’: James Felton Keith
New York’s first queer, black congressional candidate, James Felton Keith, tells The Sociable that a Universal Basic Income is
The right-wing case for basic income
Article orginally published on June 11, 2019 • The idea for a universal basic income, or UBI, is increasingly
Basic Income Has Always Been A Women’s Cause
Article originally published on May28th, 2019. The vibrant debate around the question of basic income has all too often
BASIC INCOME IN WALES – RSA & INDYCUBE
Book Here With prominent business and government leaders backing calls to implement Universal Basic Income (UBI), the idea is
We’ve declared a climate emergency – here’s what universal basic income could do to help the planet
Article originally published on May 17, 2019. Governments around the world are declaring “climate and environmental emergencies” to highlight the
Could social security be the foundation for a growing basic income system?
Basic Income is everywhere these days. The idea that anyone could receive monthly payments to supplement–or even replace–their regular
Alberta could implement guaranteed basic income with no major new funding needed: report
Alberta could reduce poverty and introduce a guaranteed basic income with virtually no new funding by simply tweaking how
100,000 jobs could be lost to robots in Reading, PA over next 20 years.
Thousands of people could be put out of work by robots in reading in the next 20 years. Although
Event: 18th Annual North American Basic Income Congress in NYC, June 15-16, 2019
The 18th Annual North American Basic Income Guarantee (NABIG) Congress will be held June 15-16, 2019 at the Silberman
Top 10 Basic Income Articles of 2018
As a moderator of the /r/BasicIncome subreddit, I read a lot of links every year about UBI, probably around