10+ Best Articles on Basic Income
The most useful articles and videos on basic income from around the web, curated by thought leaders and our community.
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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 2024 so far.
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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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The first results from the world’s biggest basic income experiment
Money always helps, but for the very poor, one lump sum can last a long time.
«A certain $20 every month can help you budget and take care of regular expenses, while $480 all at once can give you enough capital to start a business or another big project.»
Basic income is less radical than you think
A world with basic income is one of less poverty and higher taxes, not utopia or collapse.
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
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…
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