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Taiwan debuts its fiction basic income group at 2025 BIEN Congress
The book centers on the idea of Unconditional Basic Income (UBI) and brings together eight short stories.
Location Update for the 2026 BIEN Congress
We would like to share an important update regarding the location of the 2026 BIEN Congress. Following a review of international travel conditions and visa accessibility for participants, a decision has reluctantly been reached to relocate the 2026 BIEN Congress from...
Top 10 Universal Basic Income Articles of 2025
As host of The Basic Income Show and moderator for the Basic Income subreddit, I read hundreds of article every year about UBI. Below, I’ve compiled a list of the top ten articles I consider my favorites out of everything published in 2025. To read the...
How Taiwan stumbled into basic income politics
Faced with a semiconductor boom, stagnant wages, and the threat of US tariffs, Taiwan has found a solution: Just giving everyone cash. Again.
Taiwan legislators discuss integrating basic income and cryptocurrency
UBI Taiwan met with national legislators and local cryptocurrency leaders to discuss integrating basic income with blockchain technology.
A Tribute to Brigid Reynolds
Brigid Reynolds, who died on 2 January 2026, was one of the longest-standing and most prominent advocates of basic income in Ireland. She worked closely with Seán Healy, her life-long friend and ally, for over forty years, first as the founders and directors of the...
PolicyEngline, a US-based microsimulation research institute, recently held a conference in London. To watch a flagship event featuring live demos, constituency-level policy impacts, AI-powered analysis tools, and expert panels on the future of economic policy...
Taiwan launches fictional basic income book series
Taiwan launches its first fiction anthology centered on the idea ofbasic income produced by UBI Taiwan and SciFaSaurus Publishing.
New Quarterly Newsletter and Holiday Greeting
BIEN will be sending out a quarterly Newsletter focusing on BIEN events and developments. The first issue was sent out on December 15. Here is a Holiday Greeting from BIEN's Chair and Acting Chair Dear friends and fellow travellers, 2025 was an exciting year for the...
BIEN Social Media Manager Volunteer Position
About BIEN The Basic Income Earth Network (BIEN) is an international, non-profit organisation dedicated to fostering informed discussion of basic income policies, promoting research, and supporting movements around the world. Our volunteers help amplify the global...
BIEN Congresses
The next annual BIEN Congress will occur July 27th-29th at the University of Pennsylvania in the USA.
See pictures from the 24th BIEN CONGRESS in Maricá & Niterói here.