10+ Best Articles on Basic Income
The most useful articles and videos on basic income from around the web—beginners to advanced—curated by thought leaders and our community. We focus on timeless pieces and update the list whenever we discover new, must-read articles or videos—make sure to bookmark and revisit this page.
Top 5 Basic Income Articles
At a glance: these are the articles that have been most read, shared, and saved on basic income by Refind users in 2023 so far.
Videos
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Universal Basic Income Explained
What is UBI? How would free money change our lives. Kurzgesagt Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/cRUQxz Support us on Patreon so we can make more videos (and get...
Wealth Inequality in America
Infographics on the distribution of wealth in America, highlighting both the inequality and the difference between our perception of inequality and the actua...
Short Articles
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Why Do People Tolerate Income Inequality?
According to research, people believe they can overcome inequality — even in the most unequal places.
Universal Basic Income and the Climate Crisis
This morning I will be on a panel at Columbia University about Universal Basic Income (UBI) and the climate crisis as part of a conference on the Green New Deal. In my view UBI should be a central...
Universal Basic Income Is Silicon Valley’s Latest Scam
The plan is no gift to the masses, but a tool for our further enslavement
Y Combinator Learns Basic Income Is Not So Basic After All
More than two years after revealing plans to give people a guaranteed monthly income, the incubator now says it hopes to begin the study in 2019.
Can Basic Income Plus The Blockchain Build A New Economic System?
To stop society’s unsustainable demand for ever-more resources, we need to decentralize and localize our economy. Combining the new ledger technology with UBI may be the way to make that happen.
Long Articles
These are some of the most-read long-form articles on basic income.
Who Really Stands to Win from Universal Basic Income?
It has enthusiasts on both the left and the right. Maybe that’s the giveaway.
Universal Basic Income and the Future of Pointless Work
Truly useful jobs are disappearing. Should we get paid for doing nothing?
Has the time finally come for universal basic income?
In the past few weeks, calls for a universal basic income have been louder than ever. Even the US is sending cheques to most citizens. And rightly so – the coronavirus pandemic requires radical…
Why we should all have a basic income
It's like we live in a game of Monopoly but we're no longer collecting money for passing Go. A universal basic income would correct this, writes Scott Santens.
What Would Happen If We Just Gave People Money?
Daniel Straub remembers the night he got hooked on basic income. He had invited Götz Werner, a billionaire owner of a German drugstore chain, to give an independent talk in Zurich, where Straub was…
Publications
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Basic Income Earth
Basic Income Earth Network (BIEN) was founded in 1986 as an international organisation that fosters informed discussion about a Basic Income.
Y Combinator
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Longreads
Sharing and publishing the best longform stories since 2009. An @automattic publication and the sister site of @Atavist. @longreads@mastodon.world
Futurism
Cutting-edge journalism and analysis on the latest emergent science, technology and medicine news changing the world. These are the stories of tomorrow, today.
FiveThirtyEight
Data-driven news and analysis from ABC News’s FiveThirtyEight
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