by Peter Knight | Mar 8, 2026 | News
“Let me tell you about a conversation that should scare the hell out of you.
I sat down with Andrew Yang—the entrepreneur who made Universal Basic Income a household term during his 2020 presidential run—and asked him point-blank: How much time do we have?
When Elon Musk tells us we’re heading toward both “universal high income and social unrest,” when do we actually get to UHI and can we avoid the social unrest?
Andrew’s answer stopped me cold:
“Peter, here’s my prediction: We have a brutal 1-3 year window where we need Universal Basic Income as a bridge, then 3-8 years to build Universal Basic Services, and finally—on the other side—UHI and true Abundance where technology provides everything we need.”
Then Andrew quoted Buckminster Fuller: “The race between utopia and dystopia will be decided at the very last moment.”
We’re in that moment right now. And the clock is ticking.”
To read the full article, click here.
by Peter Knight | Mar 4, 2026 | News
“The Basic Income for Care Leavers in Wales pilot (‘the pilot’) was launched in July 2022. The first payments to 18-year-olds eligible for the scheme were made in August 2022 (‘Basic Income for care leavers: about the pilot’ Welsh Government, 2022). The evaluation of the scheme is now in its fourth year. This is a summary of the third annual report from the evaluation. This is the first report published since the pilot has ended and all young people have exited the scheme.”
To read the Executive Summary of the report click here.
by Peter Knight | Feb 8, 2026 | News
Now you can vote till end of February 2026 for a Motto to the 19th International Basic Income Week Mo-Su 14th-20th September 2026 #basicincomeweek19 at https://basicincomeweek.org/vote-your-motto-for-2026/ You can choose up to three different favorite mottos.
If you would like to design the chosen Motto in March 2026 on a voluntary basis for our Website and Social Media logo, banner, profile picture, main event cover and additional a poster, please contact us at https://basicincomeweek.org/contact-form/ or Social Media messenger Facebook/Instagram/TikTok/Bluesky @basicincomeweek or Email info@basicincomeweek.org
The following 25 mottos you can vote for:
1) AI Works for Us – Basic Income Sets Us Free
2) Basic Income: Dignity at Work, Security at Home.
3) Basic Income: Empowered Citizens, Unfiltered Voices.
4) Basic Income: Empowered Lives, Protected Borders.
5) Basic Income: Ending Silence, Empowering Voices.
6) Basic Income: Excellence Our Goal
7) Basic Income: Independent People, Indestructible Societies.
8) Basic Income: Invest in People, Harvest Society.
9) Basic Income: No Fear to Speak, No Fear to Stand.
10) Basic Income: Raising the floor, not capping the ceiling.
11) Basic Income: Secure Lives, Creative Minds, Vibrant Cultures.
12) Basic Income: Secure Lives, Fearless Voices, True Democracy.
13) Basic Income: Secure Lives, Free Choices, Stronger Nations.
14) Basic Income: Secure Lives. Stable Homes. Sustainable Nations.
15) Basic Income: Stable Lives, Thriving Societies.
16) Basic Income: Unlocking the Voice
17) Basic Income: You win, I win, together we grow winning
18) Basic Income – A Human Future in the Age of AI
19) Basic Income – Sharing the Benefits of Automation
20) Basic Income – When Machines Work, People Thrive
21) BASIC INCOME means being Independent
22) BASIC INCOME means COUNTER POWER
23) Basic Income opens doors
24) For a universal Basic Income in a globalized world
25) Unconditional Basic Income – The answer to AI
by Peter Knight | Feb 4, 2026 | News
Guy Standing, one of the founders of BIEN, was interviewed recently in a podcast by Rob Hof.
To view a clip from the podcast in which Guy discusses Basic Income and AI, click here.
To view the whole podcast, click here.
by Peter Knight | Jan 29, 2026 | News
An economic possibility — and a political choice.
“The MOSAIC Model’s two core, non-invasive mechanisms capture only about one quarter of the AI dividend.
That is enough to fund a lower-middle-class guaranteed income floor and eliminate poverty, even under very high unemployment.
Capturing a larger share of the AI dividend — through less minimally invasive tools such as windfall taxes, AI-specific levies, or land and inheritance taxes — could raise the floor further, toward a universal high income.
The economics make higher floors possible. Whether to go there is a question for society to decide.”
To read the full paper click here.
