How Taiwan stumbled into basic income politics
Faced with a semiconductor boom, stagnant wages, and the threat of US tariffs, Taiwan has found a solution: Just giving everyone cash. Again.
View ArticleTop 10 Universal Basic Income Articles of 2025
As host of The Basic Income Show and moderator for the Basic Income subreddit, I read hundreds of article every year about UBI. Below, I’ve compiled a list of the top ten articles I consider my...
View ArticleLocation Update for the 2026 BIEN Congress
We would like to share an important update regarding the location of the 2026 BIEN Congress. Following a review of international travel conditions and visa accessibility for participants, a decision...
View ArticleTaiwan debuts its fiction basic income group at 2025 BIEN Congress
The book centers on the idea of Unconditional Basic Income (UBI) and brings together eight short stories.
View ArticleUBI could be used to soften hit from AI job losses in UK, minister says
“The UK could introduce a universal basic income (UBI) to protect workers in industries that are being disrupted by AI, the investment minister Jason Stockwood has said. “Bumpy” changes to society...
View ArticleThe MOSAIC Model for universal high income
An economic possibility — and a political choice. “The MOSAIC Model’s two core, non-invasive mechanisms capture only about one quarter of the AI dividend. That is enough to fund a lower-middle-class...
View ArticleThe Falling Cost of Basic Income in the United States, 1967-2024
Abstract This article estimates the cost of Universal Basic Income (UBI) sufficient to eliminate poverty in the United States. It uses the most recent microdata available from the Census Bureau through...
View ArticleDoing Radical Things Right: Ethical Good Practice for Basic Income Experiments
AbstractIncreasing calls for reform to welfare provision have seen growing support forbasic income (BI) – the unconditional provision of cash transfers to all. As aresult, recent years have seen an...
View ArticleThe Precariat, Basic Income & the future of work — Extrapolate Podcast
Guy Standing, one of the founders of BIEN, was interviewed recently in a podcast by Rob Hof. To view a clip from the podcast in which Guy discusses Basic Income and AI, click here. To view the whole...
View ArticleHappy New Year 2026 Basic Income Week Supporters
Now you can vote till end of February 2026 for a Motto to the 19th International Basic Income Week Mo-Su 14th-20th September 2026 #basicincomeweek19 at...
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