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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Recent News, Opinion, and Research
Results from the Stockton experiment
The New Yorker has reported on the results of the experiment in Stockton, where five hundred individuals randomly selected from the city's most deprived districts have been receiving US$100 per month unconditionally. ... For example, during the pandemic, the...
Prospect magazine top fifty thinkers
Philippe Van Parijs has been nominated by Prospect Magazine (UK) as one of the top fifty thinkers for the COVID-19 age. To vote for 'the godfather of the UBI movement', as Prospect Magazine puts it, click here.
Namibia – UBI success and institutional failure
1. Namibia - country background A South West African state with a troublesome colonial history, Namibia has a population of around 2,5 million people and is one of the least populated countries in Africa due to its extremely dry climate. The country is rich in natural...
Spain: Daniel Raventós talks about Basic Income at Parliamentary Commission
On June 22nd 2020, researcher Daniel Raventós intervened before the Commission for Social and Economic Recostruction of the Congress of Deputies in Madrid.Prof. Raventós outlined his proposal of Universal Basic Income (UBI) starting by defining this economic measure...
A new video from the Green European Foundation
On the 13th July the Green European Foundation published a video, Universal Basic Income for Europe: A recipe for resilience. Can Universal Basic Income be a possible remedy to the COVID-19 crisis? Watch this video to find out! The video was produced by the Green...
USA: Open letter signed by 150 economists
There is a translation of this article into French 150 economists in the United States have signed an open letter that asks for “Direct cash payments are an essential tool that will boost economic security, drive consumer spending, hasten the recovery, and promote...
A new video from Massive Attack
On the 10th July 2020 Massive Attack published a video featuring Young Fathers (Massive Attack's 'younger brother'), Algiers, and Saul Williams, and featuring Guy Standing talking about Basic Income. The music is taken from the Eutopia EP and is written and produced...
Belgium’s chance for a welfare system revision
Like almost every European country, Belgium is facing declining trends of confirmed coronavirus cases. Its government is now looking for a balance between maintaining physical and mental health and restarting the economy. Nevertheless, Prime Minister Sophie Wilmes...
An article on Basic Income funded by sovereign money
Geoff Crocker has published an article in the Real-world economic review: 'Inequality and the case for UBI funded by sovereign money' The current economic system is generating increasing inter-personal inequality in income and wealth. This is well documented by...
The UK: A Summer discussion series
The Basic Income Conversation is launching a Summer Discussion Series on Basic Income. It's a 3 part series that explores the Future of Work, Pilots, and Monetary Financing - some of the most talked about subjects when it comes to UBI. The first event is...
The UK considers universal vouchers
The Guardian newspaper reports that the UK Treasury is considering sending vouchers to everyone to spend on a range of goods. This would not be a Basic Income, but it shares some of its characteristics and would be an interesting experiment to watch. Radical plans to...
Los Angeles and Atlanta plan to test Basic Income
Rachel Sandler has written an article for the Forbes website about an increasing number of US cities planning to establish Basic Income pilot projects. The mayors of Los Angeles; Oakland, California; Atlanta, Georgia; Tacoma, Washington, Newark, New Jersey; Saint...