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I had something like a basic income; here are nine ways it influenced my views
A job-unconditional basic income guarantee was simply a part of the life to which I grew accustomed as a young adult. Here’s how this experience has influenced my hopes and expectations concerning basic income.
A list of controversial claims on both side of the UBI debate
In the process of cowriting a book about the upcoming Unconditional Basic Income Trials, I've been trying to come up...
ONTARIO, CANADA: Mayors react to guaranteed minimum income pilot announcement
Kathleen Wynne. Credit to: CBS Hamilton. Three communities across Ontario have been selected for the Province’s...
ONTARIO, CANADA: Conference to examine labor market impact of guaranteed income
Ryerson University’s Centre for Labour Management Relations is hosting the conference on Monday, May 29.
64% of Europeans would vote for basic income, poll finds
A new survey shows unprecedentedly high support for basic income across the European Union.
EDITORIAL: Does Greater Awareness of Basic Income Increase Support?
For all we know at present, the claim that “awareness of basic income increases support” seems based in a confusion of correlation with causation.
Interview: Pitfalls of libertarianism without basic income
Daniel Eth, a PhD student at UCLA, argues that strict libertarianism, particularly without UBI, “enables oppressive systems to emerge.”
Charles Eisenstein: basic income as “technology of reunion”
Charles Eisenstein is a degrowth activist, speaker and author of several books including “Sacred Economics,” and “The...
OPINION: Basic Income’s Terminological Quagmire
We must make no mistake: the terminology surrounding “basic income” and related concepts is confusing.
Article 25 and Basic Income: The perfect match
Article 25 and Basic Income: The perfect match Most of us are aware of the problems we are collectively facing:...
VIDEO: Basic Income presentation at Meeting of the Minds Summit
Sandhya Anantharaman, data scientist and co-director of the Universal Income Project, spoke on basic income at the tenth annual Meeting of the Minds summit.
An Interview with Dr. Danielle Martin, MD CCFP FCFP MPP of Medical Affairs & Health System Solutions
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VIDEO: UK’s Work and Pensions Committee oral evidence on basic income (summary of content)
(From left to right: Louise Haagh, Annie Miller, Becca Kirkpatrick, Ben Southwood) As reported recently, a formal...
What Is Poverty, Exactly?
Basic Income, it is argued, provides an effective and efficient means of conquering poverty. What, exactly, is the problem that we are trying to solve?
BIEN affiliated organisations and their definitions of Basic Income
There has been much discussion, at congresses and elsewhere, as to what should be included in the definition of Basic Income. In order to inform the ongoing debate, I have studied the definitions to be found on the websites of organisations affiliated to BIEN.
BIEN Stories: Steven Shafarman
"Toward Basic Income and a Peaceful Democratic Revolution" By Steven Shafarman My drive to enact a basic income – and...
Interview: Complementary currency and basic income
There has been discussion about how new currencies can be used to implement a Universal Basic Income. One idea is the “complementary currency.”
US: Cultural advocacy group releases platform, demands basic income
The U.S. Department of Arts and Culture, a non-governmental organization, released a new platform on November 19, aimed at protecting Americans’ right to culture under a Trump presidency. The platform consists of 10 policy demands, including a basic income grant.
BIEN Profiles: Karl Widerquist, former co-chair
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