Basic Income Earth Network (BIEN) was founded in 1986 as an international organisation that fosters informed discussion about a Basic Income.
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Our treasurer, Lindsay, completed the Rio Marathon last Sunday. Congratulations Lindsay Stirton !!!... still time to donate till the end of the month. Support the fund's mission here: zurl.co/UHrNA
In a recent statement, South Korean President Lee Jae-myung argued that the country’s Rural Basic Income programme should be made permanent and expanded. Citing the example of Okcheon County, where population decline reportedly reversed after the pilot. zurl.co/imWVo
The Trump administration is in talks with AI companies about potentially acquiring a stake in them to distribute equity to the American public, multiple outlets report, marking a step forward toward what’s known as “universal basic capital,” zurl.co/LVd14
Anthropic on Wednesday joined growing calls for the artificial intelligence industry to find ways to cushion people from the technology’s disruptions, announcing an initial $200 million investment to research AI’s impact on jobs and the economy. zurl.co/Exefj
Congratulations to BIEN Treasurer Lindsay Stirton on completing the Rio Marathon! 🏃♂️🎉 Our race is not yet over; we are keeping the fundraising open until June 30. Those of you who would like to support BIEN can still do so by donating here: zurl.co/nNQEq.
Benefits of direct cash support can continue long after the payments end. Three years after receiving $1,000 per month for one year through Austin’s guaranteed income pilot, Taniquewa Brewster says the programme helped transform her family’s trajectory. zurl.co/tebrH
Albuquerque’s Guaranteed Basic Income programme is showing promising early results, adding to the growing evidence that direct cash support can help families build long-term financial stability. zurl.co/ZjJnG
Albuquerque’s guaranteed income programme is attracting national attention for an innovative funding source: cannabis tax revenue. This report shows the city has used revenue from legal cannabis sales to fund a no-strings-attached guaranteed income pilot zurl.co/Hj6cL
A new article by Scott Santens proposes that corporations issue 1.5% new shares each year into a public wealth fund and then sell it all off slowly every day over the course of the year to convert it to cash and issue a $365 monthly dividend to everyone zurl.co/8Au6K
On June 7, BIEN Treasurer Lindsay Stirton ran the Rio de Janeiro Marathon to raise funds for the BIEN Congress Solidarity Fund... If you haven't gotten a chance to donate yet, the fundraiser will remain open until ... Help us reach our goal of €2500.zurl.co/dcJn3
