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Image credit: Canva https://www.canva.com/policies/free-media-license-agreement-2022-01-03/ "This workshop is presented by the History and Philosophy Department of the University of New Orleans in collaboration with the Centre for Ethics, Politics and Society, at the...

"Time has always been political. Throughout history, how most people use their time has been defined and controlled by the powerful. Today is no exception. But we can reclaim control, and in this book, the pioneering economist Guy Standing shows us how. The ancient...

In the city of the future, citizens would feel secure and able to flourish. That includes income security. Technology is both forcing and enabling lifestyle change. The best response is to maximise the gains it offers and mediate any loss it imposes. Automation will...

BIEN is recruiting for a new paid position as Asia/Pacific Hub Coordinator. The deadline to submit applications is 31 January 2024. The Asia/Pacific Coordinator will be responsible for formalizing BIEN structures and operations in the Asia/Pacific region with respect...

Hello Basic Income Week Supporters, we are happily to announce the Motto of the 16th International Basic Income Week Mo-Su 18th-24th September...

Aida Martinez Tinaut Office of the Pilot Project to Implement the UBI in Catalonia A survey was conducted in Catalonia between September and November 2022 with a total N of 3,098 which showed, among many other interesting findings, that the general catalan...

In 1942, as people started to think about remaking society after the War, William Beveridge wrote a report for the British government that was to shape the welfare state in Europe. He wrote, ‘It is a time for revolutions, not for patching.’ What he meant was that it...

Comingle is an app under development that will unite people who want to make sure no one goes a week without income.  For a quick introduction, watch this video. "We all need some extra money sometimes. Other times, we have a little extra to give. By connecting...

The publisher describes this book as ‘an incisive, comprehensive history’ that ‘tells the story of how a fringe idea conceived in economics seminars went global’. First of all, Basic Income was not ‘conceived in economics seminars’: it was conceived by such...