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India's main opposition party vows to implement a universal basic income for the poor if it wins. Source of shared Link

Universal basic income holds great promise.  2018 was the year that many trials were set to take place.  Unfortunately, the year turned into one wrought with delays and issues.   Source

Technological unemployment is a threat to the middle class.  This is the battle ground for both political parties.  Basic income is usually thought of as a liberal subject but here a conservative

The liberals in the Trudeau government have not shut off the idea of a national basic income for all Canadians in light of the changing workforce.  Technology is starting to affect employment in many

There were a number of basic income trials run at the national level.  We are also seeing cities such as Oakland and Stockton putting together their own trials.  This could be the key.  Cities

Germany is going to test a basic income scheme using 250 people.  This is similar to the experiment that just ended in Finland.  It is slated to start in 2019. Source of shared Link

I see people getting a lot wrong about UBI—but there are three things people get wrong most Source of shared Link

Photo Credit: CC(Cindy Woods) The last world development report from the World Bank is out. It investigates the changing nature of work and suggests what governments could and should do to address

What underlies a question like this is that it’s okay to force people to work by withholding what they need to live, in order to force them to work for us. And at the same time, because they are… Source

A University of Chicago study found that Alaska's long-running universal basic income program does not cause people to work less. Source of shared Link

Dana Nuccitelli: By rebating the revenue to households, disposable income rises, which can be a boon for the Canadian economy Source of shared Link

Fascinating isn’t it? Giving people cash without conditions can actually lead to people being insulted less. Source of shared Link

The Roosevelt Institute finds that a universal basic income could actually increase GDP. Source of shared Link

U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris has introduced a bill that could give American families up to $500 a month, in the form of a tax credit, to help them afford rising cost of living expenses. It faces long odds in

Explosive growth of automation demands income security for the middle class as well as social assistance recipients, writes Evelyn L. Forget Source of shared Link

Annie Lowrey is the author of “Give People Money,” the latest book to offer the case for Universal Basic Income in the United States. Source of shared Link

In his September 25, 2018 remarks to the U.N., Secretary General Antonio Guterres addresses issues around climate change and technology. Planning for the future, he suggests that nations consider universal

Democracy is one of our greatest achievements as a species but we implemented it without UBI and that was a mistake. Democracy is incomplete as long as a citizen can't choose to be a full-time citizen

New data from the Urban Institute published just ahead of Labor Day weekend found that ‘food insecurity’ was the most common hardship. Source of shared Link