Job loss due to advancements in AI is real. Basic income is a fundamental next step. Thanks Gerald Huff Fund For Humanity for bringing this front and center. bit.ly/40j4N1I

Each year The BIG Conference is an opportunity for everyone fighting for economic justice to connect, gain knowledge, and collaborate. When we work together, we succeed! Join us on June 8-9, get your tickets at ➡️ bit.ly/BIG2023tickets

Our new report: The Power of Cash – How Guaranteed Income Can Strengthen Worker Power looks at the pandemic-era labor resurgence and explores how unprecedented cash payments gave workers power and agency with a guaranteed income. #MayDay #MayDay2023 economicsecproj.org/power-of-cash

"It is not a moral failing, it’s not a character flaw to be poor. The failing is that people * are * poor in the richest nation in the country." —Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley Rise Up Cambridge @MayorSiddiqui cambridgeday.com/2023/05/02/cam…

As AI replaces more and more jobs, #BasicIncome will be a necessary integration for society to provide financial stability for earners, caregivers, workers and all people. Beyond AI's impact on the economy, we know every person has deserved the means to survive.

Check out one of the sessions for this year's The Basic Income Guarantee (BIG) Conference ! We have many new speakers from all across the basic income movement sharing their work and best practices. Get your tickets today!

We are thrilled to announce our 2-Day conference is sharing the stage with OVER 80 speakers throughout 20 curated sessions and 2 interactive workshops! Register 👉 bit.ly/BIG2023tickets Learn More 📷 thebigconference.org #TheBIG2023

Read our 🎙️ Interview with Karl Widerquist and learn about the Universal Basic Income movement U.S. Basic Income Guarantee Network, ⚠️why UBI is not only possible, but practicable, 🗺️ and how experiments are advancing in the #GlobalSouth. socialpolicyworldwide.org/post/interview…

Join us for the Basic Income Guarantee Conference on June 8-9 in Chicago, IL and online! With 80+ speakers from diverse fields in curated sessions and interactive workshops, this is a unique opportunity to join the conversation in our movement. Register: bit.ly/BIG2023tickets

Featured Plenary: Economic Justice Intersects with All Justice Work' with speakers from Free From Creatives Rebuild New York pointsourceyouth and Equity and Transformation Register Today!👉 bit.ly/BIG2023tickets #TheBIG2023

Free From Creatives Rebuild New York pointsourceyouth Equity and Transformation Session Description below Check out the full 2-Day program here: thebigconference.org/schedule #TheBIG2023 #BasicIncome #Intersectionality #EconomicJustice

Our coalition keeps on growing... this time in Arlington County! Please join us in welcoming Arlington, VA Board Chair Christian Dorsey (Christian Dorsey) and Board Members Matt de Ferranti (Matt de Ferranti) and Takis Karantonis to Counties for a Guaranteed Income!

Interesting new polling out of Germany about unconditional basic income: 53% support, 36% oppose UBI amount with most support is 1200 euros monthly Taxes with most support is higher income and wealth taxes Strong support for true unconditionality www-diw-de.translate.goog/de/diw_01.c.87…

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Let's break down another myth about #GuaranteedIncome.

BREAKING: Bill C-22 to implement a Canada Disability Benefit — a guaranteed basic income for people with disabilities — has passed parliament. A major achievement in ensuring everyone in Canada can live with dignity!

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I've spoken to policymakers about #BasicIncome in the UK, US, India, Bangladesh, Benin, Nigeria & Australia. I’ve also spoken to civil servants working for the UN & parallel bodies all over the world. These convos almost always feature the same biases & misconceptions...🧵1/16

Out now! UNCONDITIONAL FREEDOM: UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME AND SOCIAL POWER (Pluto Press): Our lives are not for sale and, in this era of polycrisis, unconditional resources help democratise our lives and deploy emancipatory social imaginaries and practices. Will we dare to do it?

This year's BIG Conference will be amazing! 🔥