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Did Sam Altman’s Basic Income Experiment Succeed or Fail?
The results of one of the biggest basic income experiments ever came out in July 2024, and as usual, the nuances of the findings are lost among the voices of those loudly proclaiming basic income...
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A US Basic Income Experiment that Wasn’t
By Guy Standing In July 2024, the National Bureau of Economic Research issued a report from the researchers on an income-transfer project conducted in Illinois and Texas. It has generated global...
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EC 2024 Report
1. Chair and Vice-Chair Report 2. Treasurer Report 3. Secretary Report 4. Hubs Coordinator Report 5. Research Coordinator Report 6. Social Media, Features Editor, News Editor Reports 7. Affiliates...
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Video version of Scot Santens’ article on Altman pilot
Scott Santens has recorded a video version of his article. To view it on YouTube, click here. Video version of Scot Santens’ article on Altman pilot
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Basic income as an innovative social protection tool
As a tool that speaks to 7 out of the 17 SDGs, basic income pilots have shown transformative effects in communities. This blog post calls for a systematic consideration of this tool in social...
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Working, but poor
This week the European TV channel ARTE has put out a long documentary, shown around Europe, based on a three-hour interview they did with Guy Standing some months ago. They followed it up by talking to...
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Breaking: Oregon Rebate has qualified as Measure 118!
We have fantastic news to share: Oregon Rebate has qualified for the November 2024 ballot as Measure 118! Measure 118 will increase the minimum corporate tax rate after $25 million of in-state revenue...
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Exogenous Increases in Basic Income Provisions Increase Preventive...
“Universal Basic Income (UBI) policies have the potential to promote a wide range of public health objectives by providing those who qualify with direct cash payments. One overlooked mechanism of...
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BIEN Press Release – Responding to Disturbances: Why a Basic Income is Vital
The recent riots in English urban areas and in Northern Ireland were precipitated by racism, extremist nationalism and religious bigotry. That’s what everybody sees, and everyone is responding to....
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BIEN Press Release – BIEN’s submission to the 2025 Review of the...
On 8 August 2024, the Basic Income Earth Network submitted input for the United Nations Secretary-General’s report on the 2025 Review of the Peacebuilding Architecture, upon invitation of the United...
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Photos from Day 1 of Bath Congress
To view and download 49 Photos, click here. Photos from Day 1 of Bath Congress
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Eduardo Suplicy’s speech at the closing ceremony, 2024 BIEN Congress
Below you will find the full text of Eduardo Matarazzo Suplicy’s planned address at the closing ceremony of 2024 BIEN Congress at the University of Bath, UK, on August 31, 2024. He was conscious that...
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Photos from all three days of the 2024 BIEN Congress
Below you will find links to folders of photographs I took at the 2024 BIEN Congress held at the University of Bath on August 29-31. Not all sessions are covered. 2024-08-29 BIEN Congress Day 1...
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How can Universal Basic Income Aid a Just Transition?
On September 24th at 6pm EST Equal Right, in collaboration with the Cap and Share Climate Alliance (CASCA), will be hosting an event as part of NYC Climate Week 2024 titled ‘How can Universal Basic...
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UBIdata: Data for Basic Income Research and Policy
At its most recent congress, BIEN launched UBIdata, an innovative new tool with a mission to match reliable information about basic income with a rapidly growing global user base of individuals and...
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New study reveals strong interest in basic income among young people in the...
A recent study published in Basic Income Studies, “Exploring young people’s attitudes towards basic income”, has found that a large proportion of young people in the Basque Country are supportive of...
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Project DEEP report on cash transfers in India
Project DEEP, incorporated in 2023, is the only organization in India implementing unconditional and direct cash transfers for poverty relief. DEEP’s mission is to transfer money directly to people, so...
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Registration Now Open for the FRIBIS Annual Conference 2024
The FRIBIS Annual Conference 2024 will take place from October 7 to 9. It willexplore partial basic income models and their integration into existing welfare statesystems. The goal is to identify...
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New UN report calls for UBI
Photo by Nils Huenerfuerst on Unsplash Olivier De Schutter, UN special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, sent me his most recent report (attached). As you will see, §§ 54-57 contain a...
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New podcast features an episode on UBI
In the first first episode of Responsa Cast, the host, Paulo Sodré, is joined by Jurgen De Wispelaere, a Belgian political theorist turned public policy scholar, specializing in the political economy...
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