By Stacey Rutland

As an organization dedicated to the creation of a basic income for all who need it, we’ve been thrilled to see the growing interest in the concept over the past two years. From the presidential stage to the proliferation of dozens of pilots across the country, the…

By Annie Flom

As a people-powered organization, we exist because of you and for you. So when we fight for something, we want to center you. This is especially true of our efforts to show federal leaders why the expanded Child Tax Credit, which is essentially a temporary basic income…

By Rita Gau

Is it too much to expect to be able to meet your basic needs and have the resources to obtain what contributes to your well-being? Is it too much to expect to be able to pay your rent/mortgage, buy nutritious food, or visit your out-of-state family? What…

By Annie Flom

We are just a few days out from the third annual Basic Income March! …

By Stacey Rutland

The past few weeks have brought a barrage of devastation in the form of various disasters — from wildfires raging in Lake Tahoe and outside of Denver to Hurricane Ida’s deadly flooding charting a path from Louisiana to New York.

While they range in how they show…

Direct cash, anti-displacement efforts, and conservative backlash in one of America’s most rapidly gentrifying states — and how Austin is stepping up.

By Annie Flom

Texas in 2021 is a ball of contradictions. Rapid population growth, gentrification, and demographic shifts are reshaping the state at a dizzying pace. According to the 2020 Census, Texas experienced the largest population growth of any state since 2010. Texans of color made up 95% of that…

By: Stacey Rutland

When we started Income Movement two years ago, we thought the road to a federal basic income would be a long and winding one. When the pandemic hit and people lost their jobs overnight, that road became a lot shorter. …

By Stacey Rutland

Income Movement is driven by the mission to elevate voices of the grassroots — to make sure they are both heard by those in power, and have a significant impact on policy.

We recently had the opportunity to check all of these boxes with a partnership between…