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
South Africa: A talk by Guy Standing
On the 30th July Guy Standing will be addressing a zoom meeting hosted in South Africa on the subject The case for a Basic Income in a time of pandemics. Registration details can be found below.
Another video: The case for Basic Income
The website 'The case for Basic Income' has published a video of the same name. To visit the website, go to ubi.org; and to contact the publisher, geoff.crocker@ubi.org https://youtu.be/O-rlGQC-AJ4
Brazil: COVID-19, UBI, and ultraliberalism
The idea of a UBI was galvanized when governments promptly decided to extend the amount, coverage, and length of different sorts of monetary transfers to confront the gravity of the multiple crises created by the COVID-19 outbreak.
Canadian artists call for an income guarantee
75,000 artists have signed a letter calling on the Canadian government to implement an income guarantee. We, the undersigned, are calling upon the Government of Canada to honour itscommitment to poverty reduction and instate a Basic Income Guarantee tomake a historic...
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...