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
Dmitry Medvedev calls for a Basic Income debate in Russia
The online journal russland.capital has reported that the Chair of the United Russia Party, Dmitry Medvedev, has initiated a discussion about Basic Income. Dmitry Medvedev, vice-chairman of the Security Council and chairman of the United Russia Party, proposed a...
Basic Income at the Bristol Festival of Ideas
On Tuesday 13th October, a debate on 'Is it time for Universal Basic Income' will take place as part of the Bristol Festival of Ideas. At this conference, organised by the Institute for Policy Research at the University of Bath and Bristol Festival of Ideas, leading...
International Basic Income Week 2020
International Basic Income Week starts on the 14th September this year. The motto is ‘Freedom to Choose’. To read a longer article about International Basic Income Week 2020, click here Plan your events for 2020. Click here. online pharmacy buy lasix with best prices...
The Basic Income March will take place in at least 40 cities worldwide
March for Universal Basic Income in at least 40 cities worldwide, Saturday 19 Sep. 2020, from the upper left of a world map: Edmonton, Canada CalgaryKawartha Lakes, ONT Montreal Seattle, USA Tacoma Portland OaklandLos Angeles Los Vegas Phoenix Salt Lake City Dallas...
Basic income march goes ‘virtual’
Basic Income March organizers are partnering with an application to allow activists to march for basic income around the world and possibly set a record in the process.
Basic Income Grant in Namibia relaunch
From 2008 to 2009 Namibia hosted a globally significant Basic Income pilot project. The coalition behind the project relaunched today to ask for a Basic Income for Namibia. For details of the launch event click here. Speakers at the event included Uhuru Dempers (Desk...
Philippe Van Parijs is voted number 8 in the Prospect magazine Top Thinkers 2020 poll
Philippe Van Parijs, 'Godfather of the UBI movement' as Prospect magazine has called him, has been voted number 8 in the magazine's poll. Dreams of “incomes for all” trace way back—Thomas Paine proposed one scheme. But even before the government picked up the wage...
David Graeber’s death: I am shocked – what more can I say?
I can't claim to be a friend of David Graeber. I can say I am his fan and that his work has influenced the way I see the world. I met him twice though. I met him first two years ago for dinner at Barb Jacobson's place where he arrived in a long coat accompanied by a...
For David Graeber
Since I heard from a mutual friend at lunchtime today: ‘David is gone’, the shock I felt then seems to have reverberated around the world. One of the most curious of minds, finest of writers, kindest of hearts, most courageous and consistent callers of bull shit ever....
David Graeber has died at the age of 59
BIEN joins with many people around the world in mourning the sudden death of David Graeber, Professor of Anthropology at the London School of Economics, at the age of 59. online pharmacy zovirax for sale no prescription online pharmacy order fluoxetine without...
The Cost of a Full Basic Income for the United Kingdom Would be £67 billion per year (3.4% of GDP)
Originally published by Open Democracy. 14 August 2020, under the title, "Basic income could virtually eliminate poverty in the United Kingdom at a cost of £67 billion per year" Universal Basic Income (UBI) – a policy that would provide a regular, cash income to every...
Basic Income March 2020
In conjunction with International Basic Income Week 2020 taking place on 14-20th September, Income Movement – a US-based organisation campaigning for the passing of basic income legislation – has organised the second annual international Basic Income March on 19th...