At a time when progressive social policies are under attack across the industrialized world, the Alaska Dividend continues to be extremely popular. It distributes a yearly dividend to every man, woman, and child in Alaska without any conditions whatsoever. It has helped Alaska maintain one of the lowest poverty rates in the United States. It has helped Alaska become the most economically equal of all 50 states. And it has helped Alaska become the only U.S. state in which equality has risen rather than fallen over the last 20 years. Certainly Alaska is doing something right. As newsletter editor for USBIG, I’ve followed the Alaska Dividend for the past ten years. This article explains some the lessons I’ve learned from following the Alaska Dividend; I believe these lessons are valuable to people interested in progressive social policy and the basic income guarantee.