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AI, Automation, and the Urgent Case for Universal Basic Income
The following interview was with Nick Wentz of Forward Future Daily, a newsletter launched by Matthew Berman focused on bringing the benefits of AI to all of humanity. It was originally published in two parts (part one and part two). If you want to keep up with AI news, consider
What's the deal with the $5,000 'DOGE Dividend' checks?
Is it like a stimulus check, or a tax credit, or even universal basic income? Read on. On February 18, 2025, a man named James Fishback (an advisor to the 'Department of Government Efficiency') shared his proposal on X (formerly Twitter) for what he calls a "DOGE
Top 10 Universal Basic Income Articles of 2024
As the editor of Basic Income Today and a moderator for the Basic Income subreddit, I read a lot of stuff every year about UBI, somewhere around 100 articles a month. Below, I've compiled a list of the top ten articles I consider my favorites out of everything
The Hidden Reasons Authoritarianism Is Growing — And How to Reverse It
It takes all kinds. Humanity would have never made it this far without a multitude of people with a wide diversity of personality types and preferences. It is our individual differences wherein lies our strength as a society, but my belief in the truth of that statement is also in
Income To Support All Foundation Reaches $1.5 Million Fundraising Goal, Fully Funding Two Groundbreaking UBI Projects
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, DC, October 25, 2024 – The Income To Support All Foundation (ITSA), founded by globally renowned Universal Basic Income (UBI) expert Scott Santens, is proud to announce the successful completion of its $1.5 million fundraising goal for 2024. This milestone was achieved through a generous $500,
Introducing "The Basic Income Show" on YouTube
After 29 episodes of the ITSA Live! weekly audio-only chat I've been hosting on Twitter on Wednesdays alongside my co-hosts Conrad Shaw and Josh Worth, we decided to switch to a new video format and a new name. Similar to what we've been doing, we'
Did Sam Altman's Basic Income Experiment Succeed or Fail?
An article to better inform the discussion of the results of the OpenResearch unconditional basic income pilot experiment 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
Universal Basic Income or Universal High Income?
An article to better inform the debate about the amount of UBI "The very positive scenario of AI is actually in a lot of ways, the description of heaven, in that really nobody would need to work. I wouldn't even call it universal basic income. I would
YouTube channel update: my new video explaining UBI in-depth
I posted a new video on my YouTube channel this week that's an hour long and meant to be a kind of class lecture or seminar on the concept of universal basic income using a slide deck I created for a talk I gave as part of a
The Billionaire-Fueled Lobbying Group Behind the State Bills to Ban Basic Income Experiments
The Foundation for Government Accountability - a Florida-based lobbying group backed by the richest 1% - is working to get basic income experiments banned by state legislators across the U.S. (This article is also available as a YouTube video and as a podcast episode) As a well-known quote often
