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The official launch of Tijs Laenen's latest book The Popularity of Basic Income: Evidence from the Polls was held on November 16. During the event, he presented the book, followed by a critical discussion by Prof. Philippe Van Parijs (UCLouvain, Belgium), co-founder...

“Basic income is one of the necessary components of a global, national and regional policymix for socio-ecological transformation”, say Ronald Blaschke from Germany and Min Geum금민 from South Korea. Their memorandum “Basic income as a necessary component of a...

UBI Lab Finland started building understanding on the many perspectives and possibilities of UBI (Universal Basic Income) on the Hunome ‘social 4.0’ platform (see more about Hunome and why we’ve started using it below). UBI Lab Finland is part of the worldwide UBI Lab...

"UBI Lab Arts, UBI Lab Leeds and UBI Lab Network, in association with Basic Income Ireland present: Please join us for the third in our special series of discussions dedicated to reflecting on what we can learn from the Irish Basic Income for the Arts Pilot Scheme, as...

Photo: Maricá Mayor Fabiano Horta with São Paulo State Deputy Eduardo Matarazzo Suplicy Photo credit: Lucas Martins By Eduardo Matarazzo Suplicy It was very inspiring to attend a municipal meeting with thousands of people, residents of Maricá, a municipality of the...

The Basic Income Earth Network Congress 2024 is being hosted at the University of Bath, UK from the 29th-31st of August 2024. The theme for the Congress is Reclaiming the Future: Basic Income and Socioecological Transformation. The event aims to...

Image credit: the UBI4All logo is copyrighted by UBI4ALL and that permission for use has been granted. Dortmund, October 31, 2023] - UBI4ALL, a pioneering organization committed to advancing the concept of Unconditional Basic Income (UBI) worldwide, is thrilled to...

Image credit: Wikimedia Commons https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Ontario.svg A Canadian research team recently presented a new report on the Ontario Basic Income pilot during a launch event organized by their community partners, the Hamilton Roundtable for...

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...