A new series of demonstrations have erupted in France: the “gilet jaunes [yellow vests]”. This movement started in...
France: The “yellow vests” movement spurs renewed discussion over the economy, society and basic income
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United States: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez mentions basic income at a Netroots Nation event
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Picture credit to: The Daily Beast. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a young Democrat MP who...
PODCAST: Floyd Marinescu talks about basic income on Canadian CBC Radio
Floyd Marinescu, a Canadian entrepreneur who describes himself as “an angel investor, author, humanitarian, and...
United States: Harvard Economist Argues for Replacement of the EITC with a Basic Income
Associate Professor of Economics at Harvard, Dr. Maximilian Kasy contends that the Earned Income Tax Credit in the United States, carries several economic, moral, and political disadvantages in comparison to a universal basic income.
The marginalization of ‘basic income’ in Canada
The discussion of a “basic income” often conflates basic income and a negative income tax. Basic Income has been marginalized in current social and political discourse.
The 2019 World Development Report from the World Bank calls for a New Social Contract, and Universal Basic Income Could be Part of It
Photo Credit: CC(Cindy Woods) The last world development report from the World Bank is out. It investigates the...
Europe: New UBI Research from CESifo
Photo by Stefan Kühn, CC BY-SA 3.0 The CESifo Group of Munich is a European research group that seeks to employ both...
A Partial Basic Income as a Response to our Society Widening Inequality
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Andrew Yang is the anti-Trump candidate
If there is one presidential candidate who is the complete opposite of Donald Trump, it is Andrew Yang.
Unconditional Basic Income of All for All
Despite its pitfalls, an important merit can be attributed to capitalism: It has given us machinery, techniques, and knowledge that can now allow for the material comfort of all.
Annie Lowrey: Basic income ‘unlocks’ societal discussion
Annie Lowrey is the author of “Give People Money,” the latest book to offer the case for Universal Basic Income in the United States.
United States: After Delay, Y Combinator Research Presses on with Basic Income Study
Sam Altman. Picture credit to: San Francisco Chronicle. Y Combinator (YC) Research will begin its basic income...
Chicago, US: Chicago moves forward with UBI proposal
Chicago's City Hall building green roof. Picture credit to: Urban Matter Earlier this year, the city of Chicago...
Bringing UBI into the Public Discourse, feat. Annie Lowrey
Annie Lowrey. Picture credit: ComedyCentral, The Daily Show AUDIO: Annie Lowrey on Basic Income Podcast...
The Goals of BI News (from 2014)
This essay was originally published on Basic Income News in March 2014. Basic Income is suddenly the...
US: Poll of “Left Agenda” Examines Support for Basic Income
A new survey shows support for an income-tax-funded basic income from people of color and the working class, opposition from college-educated white Americans.
ONTARIO, CANADA: New Government Declares Early End of Guaranteed Income Experiment
Progressive Conservatives backpedal on campaign promise not to cancel payments to 4000 low-income Ontarians in three-year pilot program.
The Basic Income Guarantee and Tautological Libertarianism (from 2014)
This essay was originally published on Basic Income News in August 2014. The right-libertarian...
Karl Widerquist’s list of Media Appearances
On this page, I attempt to keep an updated list of media appearances, big or small; basic income related or not;...
CHICAGO, US: City Considers Resolution to Investigate Basic Income Pilot
Alderman Ameya Pawar has proposed a taskforce to examine a trial of a $500 monthly cash grant along with a “smoothing” of the Earned Income Tax Credit.