The essential reason I support UBI and a voluntary-participation economy (Mandatory Participation on Trial, Part 2)

It’s wrong for anyone to come between another person and the resources they need to survive. No person or group has the moral authority to impose conditions on anyone else’s access to the resources they need to survive. But…

Mandatory Participation on Trial

Editor's note: Karl Widerquist, Professor of Philosophy at Georgetown University-Qatar), has recently launched a new 17-part series on his blog titled "Mandatory Participation on Trial". USBIG is going to repost this series with our audience…

Former USBIG President Michael Howard's Opinion Piece in Scientific American

Michael W. Howard, professor emeritus of philosophy at the University of Maine and past president of the U.S. Basic Income Guarantee Network, published published an article entitled “The U.S. Could Help Solve Its Poverty Problem with a Universal…

Moral Luck, Guaranteed Income (GI), and Basic Income (BI)

Michael Lewis Recently, my spouse and I were talking about the cases of Carolyn Bryant Donham and Amy Cooper. Donham is the White woman whose lie, back in 1955, helped lead to the murder of Emmett Till, a 14-year-old, Chicago born, boy who,…

Critical Race Theory, Guaranteed Income, and Basic Income

Michael Lewis I’ve been following debates about basic income, guaranteed income, and similar policies for a long time. This semester, for the first time, I’m teaching a course called The Critical Race Theory Debate and Public Policy.…

Introducing Chelsea Wilkinson, New Interim President of USBIG

It is an honor to introduce myself to our readers and I am excited to have this opportunity to help shape the future of USBIG as the Interim President!  I’m an Asian-American woman who grew up in California’s East Bay Area and now reside…

Mike Howard's Parting Words Stepping Down as President of USBIG

I have been the Coordinator of the US Basic Income Guarantee Network since 2008, when Karl Widerquist stepped down, and President of USBIG, Inc., our non-profit organization, since it was incorporated in 2017. I was drawn to the organization…
High school essay contest announcement. Deadline extended to April 15, 2022

BIG Conference 2022 High School Essay Contest Winners!

This year's High School Essay Contest winners have been announced! Congratulations on all three winners! To read, click the titles below. 1st Place: "Fall Apart." Ahmed Ahmed (Nevada, United States) 2nd Place: "The Effects of Universal…

Researchers Learn from UBI Pilots around the World

Soomi Lee Many pilot programs are being implemented in U.S. cities and some states. What do we learn from all these pilot programs and what new questions have they raised? Researchers in Portugal and Spain interviewed many stakeholders in the…

2022 High School Essay Contest on Basic Income

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Aleeza Howitt This year is the second high school essay contest in honor of the 20th annual Basic Income Guarantee (BIG) Conference. It is open to all high school students across the U.S. and Canada. Last year, the winning essays were “Gaining…