Smithsonian Magazine

Ireland Launches Its Permanent ‘Income for the Arts’ Scheme, Becoming the First Government Committed to Paying Artists

The permanent Basic Income for the Arts scheme was announced last fall, following a nearly identical pilot scheme. Come ...
Hyperallergic

Ireland Makes Basic Income Program for Artists Permanent

National Campaign for the Arts (NCFA) members Carla Rogers and Peter Power celebrated Ireland's new basic income scheme with Irish Culture Department Minister Patrick O'Donovan (second from right) and ...

Basic Income for the Arts is now permanent. But for artists who apply, the money is not

Campaigners say the cyclical scheme is ‘a decent start’ but want it expanded. Others are unsure ‘how sustainable it is to ...
Yahoo

Lawmakers float a nationwide basic income experiment that would cover the cost of a 2-bedroom apartment

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A New Jersey lawmaker is proposing a nationwide pilot program for a guaranteed basic income. The 3-year experiment would give ...
Business Insider

A marijuana tax is now funding $750 no-strings-attached monthly payments to families in New Mexico

Albuquerque is now funding a basic income project with its tax on recreational cannabis. The program targets vulnerable communities, providing $750 monthly payments to families. "This isn't just about ...

Ireland makes basic income for artists permanent

Ireland’s government is providing the country’s artists a basic income to 2,000 artists. The Chair of Ireland’s National ...