Political philosopher & economist focused on distributive justice. Writes about Basic Income; the ethics of poverty, freedom, inequality, & other stuff. Works at Georgetown-Qatar. Lives in New Orleans. Website: Widerquist.com, email Karl@widerquist.com
My new band, Nat Shays Whisky, has a new protest song out, "The Home of the Fat Homeless." It's almost up to 10,000 plays on Spotify alone. (extra kodus if you can figure out the origin of the name of the band) open.spotify.com/artist/1TsoR...
Nat Shays WhiskyArtist · 179 monthly listeners.open.spotify.comA new kind of club wants people to share the wealth. By Stephanie Hughes. MarketPlace, American Public Media, July 27, 2026
A new kind of club wants people to share the wealthA Marylander started an income redistribution club last year after a bunch of his friends who worked for the federal government lost their jobs.www.marketplace.orgThis article is free to read or download UNTIL September 11, 2026. So don't delay, act now Michael W. Howard, “Basic income, reciprocity, and the power to exit,” World Development Perspectives, Volume 43, September 2026 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Basic income, reciprocity, and the power to exitThis paper will address the following questions: 1) what kind of basic income would enable exit from paid employment? 2) Is such a basic income sustai…www.sciencedirect.comHow a ‘terrible’ website helped basic income go global. By Tyler Prochazka, BasicIncome .org, July 14, 2026
How a ‘terrible’ website helped basic income go global | BIEN — Basic Income Earth Networkbasicincome.orgHow ‘lonely fighters’ built basic income’s first home. By Tyler Prochazka, BasicIncome.org, July 9, 2026
How ‘lonely fighters’ built basic income’s first home | BIEN — Basic Income Earth Networkbasicincome.orgI love it when a reporter quotes me ripping on Trump: "I can't think of a favorable comparison between Trump & Hamilton...Hamilton was an intellectual who co-wrote the Federalist Papers [&] thought about how to design good institutions...Trump is a bully who's trying to get money out of people"
Critics cackle as Trump lackey attempts to compare president to a founding fatherOne of President Donald Trump’s top economic advisers, Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent, recently compared the Republican leader to an American founding father — and experts cannot stop laughing at...www.alternet.orgWhy Aren’t We Working 10-Hour Weeks? By Karl Widerquist, The Gerald Huff Fund for Humanity YouTube channel, June 12, 2026 youtu.be/_kDkVSIAnG4
Why Aren’t We Working 10-Hour Weeks?YouTube video by The Gerald Huff Fund for Humanityyoutu.beThe Cost of Ending Poverty Has Fallen Dramatically. By Karl Widerquist, The Gerald Huff Fund for Humanity YouTube channel, June 12, 2026
The Cost of Ending Poverty Has Fallen DramaticallyYouTube video by The Gerald Huff Fund for Humanityyoutu.beThe Most Misunderstood Part of UBI. By Karl Widerquist, The Gerald Huff Fund for Humanity YouTube channel, June 12, 2026
The Most Misunderstood Part of UBIYouTube video by The Gerald Huff Fund for Humanityyoutu.be
Sign the Open Letter Concerning Academic Freedom, Tenure, and the Future of the New SchoolThis form is for individuals who wish to add their names to the Open Letter Concerning Academic Freedom, Tenure, and the Future of the New School, occasioned by the firing of Sanjay Reddy amongst othe...forms.gleVery important article on taxation and the funding of UBI
How Do We Pay for Universal Basic Income? Tax Stock the Way Companies Already Issue It.A 1.5% annual stock dilution tax on corporations with revenue over $100M would raise over $1.4 trillion a year — enough to send every American about $365 a month, automatically.scottsantens.substack.comBasic Income Explained: Guaranteed Basic Income (GBI) vs. Universal Basic Income (UBI). By Floyd Marinescu & Ken Yang. Progress . org, Volume I, number 1, 2026 @floydmarinescu.bsky.social @kenjaminyang.bsky.social @michaelalewis10.bsky.social @scottsantens.com
Basic Income Explained: Guaranteed Basic Income (GBI) vs. Universal Basic Income (UBI)We already have basic income models that work around the world: guaranteed basic income to buy people time by keeping them out of poverty, and UBI dividends from common wealth. This piece explains the...www.progress.orgCanada's Sovereign Wealth Fund: Investing for Future Generations. By Ken Yang and Floyd Marinescu, Common Wealth, May 22, 2026 @floydmarinescu.bsky.social @kenjaminyang.bsky.social
Canada's Sovereign Wealth Fund: Investing for Future Generations — Common Wealth CanadaThe Canada Strong Fund is a start, but our sovereign wealth opportunity is much larger. A true Common Wealth Fund would capture more of our natural, technological, financial, and publicly created weal...www.commonwealth.caBasic Income Explained: Guaranteed Basic Income (GBI) vs. Universal Basic Income (UBI). By Ken Yang, UBI Works, 2026
Basic Income Explained: Guaranteed Basic Income (GBI) vs. Universal Basic Income (UBI)We already have basic income models that work: guaranteed basic income to lower poverty and UBI dividends from common resources. We explain the differences and how they work together to provide econom...www.ubiworks.ca
