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Articles discussing the concept of the universal basic income
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What We Need to Truly Thrive: Democracy and Unconditional Basic Income
What We Need to Truly Thrive: Democracy and Unconditional Basic Income
This is a speech I wrote for a keynote in Ireland for DemCon 2018.
One Thing to Build a More Open World: Unconditional Basic Income (UBI)
One Thing to Build a More Open World: Unconditional Basic Income (UBI)
The video below was created for The Economist’s Open Future contest where everyone has one minute to change the world. This is my minute.
How Not to Bungle the Revolution
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How Not to Bungle the Revolution
Universal Basic Income vs the Federal Job Guarantee
The Monsters, Inc. Argument for Unconditional Basic Income
The Monsters, Inc. Argument for Unconditional Basic Income
How to convert an economy based on fear to one based on joy
It’s Time for Technology to Serve all Humankind with Unconditional Basic Income
It’s Time for Technology to Serve all Humankind with Unconditional Basic Income
The 1-hr case for unconditional basic income as summarized by UBI advocate Scott Santens for a keynote speech delivered in November of…
18 Reasons to Support Basic Income
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18 Reasons to Support Basic Income
As much time as I spend talking about basic income, I support the policy for so many distinct reasons I have trouble keeping track of all…
This Idea Can Literally Change the World: Partial Basic Income through Universal Carbon Dividends
This Idea Can Literally Change the World: Partial Basic Income through Universal Carbon Dividends
A Bipartisan Free Market Solution to Climate Change Through Atmospheric Justice
Universal Basic Income: The Maslow Argument
Universal Basic Income: The Maslow Argument
In 1954 Abraham Maslow published his landmark work Motivation and Personality. A true stalwart that you’ll find being taught in virtually…
Feminism and the Basic Income
Feminism and the Basic Income
Why we should all be feminists…and why all feminists should support the basic income.
The Real Story of Automation Beginning with One Simple Chart
The Real Story of Automation Beginning with One Simple Chart
Robots are hiding in plain sight. It’s time we stop ignoring them.
The Expanse’s Basic Support vs. Unconditional Basic Income
The Expanse’s Basic Support vs. Unconditional Basic Income
How not to meet humanity’s basic needs in our automated future
If You Think Basic Income is “Free Money” or Socialism, Think Again
If You Think Basic Income is “Free Money” or Socialism, Think Again
by Scott Santens
It’s Time to Shift the Economy into Fourth Gear Capitalism with Basic Income
It’s Time to Shift the Economy into Fourth Gear Capitalism with Basic Income
The economy is in between gears right now, and that’s a growing problem because as is true with all higher gears, we could be accomplishing…
The Cost of Universal Basic Income is the Net Transfer Amount, Not the Gross Price Tag
The Cost of Universal Basic Income is the Net Transfer Amount, Not the Gross Price Tag
Why every estimate of UBI that simply multiplies the number of recipients by the amount received is simply wrong
Mark Zuckerberg’s Harvard Commencement Speech
Mark Zuckerberg’s Harvard Commencement Speech
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg gave an inspiring speech about how we can find purpose in a world of increasing job automation and wealth…
Cutting the Gordian Knot of Technological Unemployment with Unconditional Basic Income
Cutting the Gordian Knot of Technological Unemployment with Unconditional Basic Income
Invisible Sheep, the Missing Right, and the Return of Common Wealth
Mayday, Mayday: The Urgency of Universal Basic Income Day
Mayday, Mayday: The Urgency of Universal Basic Income Day
an overview of an idea whose time has come
Martin Luther King Jr. Warned Us of the Dangers of Job Automation (10 Quotes)
Martin Luther King Jr. Warned Us of the Dangers of Job Automation (10 Quotes)
Martin Luther King Jr. predicted in his last book,
