A Basic Income is a periodic cash payment unconditionally delivered to all on an individual basis, without means-test or work requirement.
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BIEN Congresses
The next annual BIEN Congress will occur in Wrocław, Poland on 15-17th July 2027 https://biencongress2027.org/
The theme will be Basic Income and the Spirit of Solidarity: Pathways to Justice and Equality. Call for papers will be up soon.
The last annual BIEN Congress occurred August 19th-22th at the Toronto Metropolitan University.
See pictures from the 24th BIEN CONGRESS in Maricá & Niterói here.
Recent News, Opinion, and Research
Basic Income featured in March 8 Cambridge conference
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BIEN job description/application for Latin American Hub Coordinator
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Counties for a Guaranteed Income launches in the U.S.
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$500 a Month, No Strings: Chicago Experiments With a Guaranteed Income
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Geoff Crocker critiques Martin Wolf re UBI
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Russian Monograph on Universal Basic Income
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New blog post argues for UBI to reform capitalism
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A New Play about Thomas Paine
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California Unveils $25 Million In Guaranteed Income Grants
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New Article on UBI in Scientific American by Michael Howard
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