Essays, arguments, and updates on the commons dividend movement.
In January 2026, a coalition led by Universal Music Group filed a $3.1 billion lawsuit against Anthropic, alleging the AI company downloaded…
The case for universal basic income has never been stronger. Pilots in Finland, Kenya, Stockton, and dozens of other places have shown…
Every time someone proposes UBI, the same question arrives within thirty seconds: won’t that just raise prices? It’s a real question. It…
Every time someone mentions universal basic income, the same objection lands within thirty seconds. “People will just stop working.” It’s the loudest…
Imagine running a study on whether people who own rental property deserve the income. You recruit 3,000 landlords into a randomized trial.…
Every time a company announces an AI that replaces workers, the same loop starts. People will lose jobs. We need Universal Basic…
Ten people in a room will agree that Universal Basic Income is a good idea. Then they’ll describe ten different programs, argue…
Most of us tie our identity to work. Ask someone who they are and they give you a job title. The story…
In 2020, Sam Altman quietly put $60 million behind the largest basic income experiment in American history. Three thousand people across Texas…
