Basic income

a better way to organize our government and society

agreeing with Job Guarantee advocates

There’s a lot of misinformation out there about the idea of basic income (UBI). This article is meant to correct what people get most…

When the topic of basic income arises, people often ask me: “Why should we pay people to do nothing?” We generally think that hard word…

How IP-Funded Basic Income Could Enrich the Public Domain

Ontario should demand the completion of the OBIP experiment in the name of empirical evidence and human research ethics

“It makes me feel dignified, even when society didn’t see my dignity.”

This is a speech I wrote for a keynote in Ireland for DemCon 2018.

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.

Basic Income — a regular payment of money for every resident citizen, regardless of their circumstances, sufficient to pay for essentials.

Universal Basic Income vs the Federal Job Guarantee

How to convert an economy based on fear to one based on joy

The 1-hr case for unconditional basic income as summarized by UBI advocate Scott Santens for a keynote speech delivered in November of…

and Kickstarter is hobbled, but basic income can fix them both

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…

A Bipartisan Free Market Solution to Climate Change Through Atmospheric Justice

In 1954 Abraham Maslow published his landmark work Motivation and Personality. A true stalwart that you’ll find being taught in virtually…

Why we should all be feminists…and why all feminists should support the basic income.

Robots are hiding in plain sight. It’s time we stop ignoring them.