10+ Best Articles on UBI
The most useful articles and videos on UBI from around the web, curated by thought leaders and our community.
Refind focuses on timeless pieces and updates the list whenever new, must-read articles or videos are discovered.
Top 5 UBI Articles
At a glance: these are the articles that have been most read, shared, and saved on UBI by Refind users in 2024 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...
Deep Code Bits: UBI and Collective Intelligence
A low fi conversation about a different way to looking at UBI in the context of distributed intelligence.
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How to actually give people free money: The messy reality of UBI
With universal basic income (UBI) on everyone's lips, the process of reliably and consistently transferring cash remains surprisingly complex.
Short Articles
Short on time? Check out these useful short articles on UBI—all under 10 minutes.
Could universal basic income work in the US? Economists look to a test case — in Alaska
Thanks to its UBI-esque permanent fund dividend, Alaska has "a much lower poverty rate," one economist says
Universal Basic Income is Capitalism 2.0
A Universal Basic Income (UBI) would improve everyone’s lives, increase our free time, empower workers, and ensure everyone has food and a roof over their head. These are noble goals, but obviously…
The UBI already exists for the 1%
The universal basic income — a cash payment made to every individual in the country — has been critiqued recently by some commentators…
Here's what happened when a charity gave $1,000 each to poor households in Kenya
Research into one nonprofit organization’s long-running cash transfer program showed how a universal basic income (UBI) can transform developing economies.
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...
Long Articles
These are some of the most-read long-form articles on UBI.
Who Really Stands to Win from Universal Basic Income?
It has enthusiasts on both the left and the right. Maybe that’s the giveaway.
UBI is dead; long live guaranteed income
The pandemic took the concept of universal basic income out of the hands of Silicon Valley tech bros—and brought it to the people.
After Universal Basic Income, The Flood
What if we implement UBI and it makes everything worse?
What if you got $1,000 a month, just for being alive? I decided to find out.
Human civilization is a skyscraper we’ve been building together for 1000s of years and UBI is the foundation we neglected to build under it…
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