Scott Santens
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A state in India will soon begin providing a guaranteed basic income to about 10 million women
See original post here. CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu is all set to make history by becoming the first state in India to offer a guaranteed monthly income of Rs 1,000 to women heads of households. The launch of the largest universal basic income programme on September 15 by Chief Minister M K Stalin would coincide with the birth anniversary of DMK founder C N Annadurai. A whopping 80 to 90 lakh women
Latest Articles
Philadelphia to pilot a guaranteed income program to reduce rates of infant mortality
By: Ximena Conde See original post here. Nia Samuels’ second pregnancy came at a time of turmoil. Her partner
Working-class folks are now food-bank clients
See original post here. Canadians have a long history of volunteering and giving back to the community — it’s
Evictions have returned to — or exceeded — pre-pandemic levels
See original post here. The rate of eviction filings has returned to or exceeded pre-pandemic levels in many U.S.
Durham’s Mayor Pro Tem Wants to Keep the City’s Successful Guaranteed Basic Income Program Going
By: Thomasi McDonald See original post here. Last February 2, the day before his 35th birthday, Torry Cooper had
Companies are already replacing workers with Chat GPT
See original post here. In the 10 or so days since its grand entrance, ChatGPT has been everywhere: littering Twitter feeds,
Income Inequality
A mile-long line for free food offers a warning as covid benefits end
See original post here. HAZEL GREEN, Ky. — As he claimed the first spot in a mile-long line for
Insecurity is the problem, universal basic income part of the solution
By: Philippe Van Parijs See original post here. Not poverty, not inequality, but insecurity is at the root of
Human Rights Watch: A universal approach to social protection protects everyone’s right to an adequate standard of living
See original post here. (New York) – Nepal’s newly elected government should prioritize coverage for all children and add coverage for
Taiwan Makes History with Universal Cash Payment Plan
By: Tyler Prochazka Taiwan is making history by sending out a one-time universal cash payment of $6,000 New Taiwan
Pilots & Experiments
Involving Londoners in a basic income pilot
See original post here. The Spring Budget will not deliver a universal basic income to support those struggling with
Catalan universal basic income pilot program killed by Socialist Party
See original post here. The Catalan government’s ambitious €800/month universal basic income pilot program, which was initially supposed to begin in
Proposed Oregon bill would give $1,000 a month to homeless, low-income people
See original post here. PORTLAND, Ore. — If passed a proposed bill in Oregon would introduce the first statewide Basic
$500 a Month, No Strings: Chicago Experiments With a Guaranteed Basic Income
By: Jonathan Weisman See original post here. CHICAGO — Christopher Ellington’s South Side photography studio crashed in 2020 with
The Social Debate
Opinion: Support for basic income not yet universal but getting there
See original post here. There was a time when the concept of a universal basic income (UBI) was dismissed out of
A survey on Basic Income in Catalonia with results to take into consideration
See original post here. This survey on various aspects of Basic Income among the population aged 16 and over
Opinion: Universal Basic Income for a Just Transition to Net Zero
By: Jonathan Williams See original post here. It is impossible for anyone to predict the precise series of events
Calls for basic income grant in South Africa grow as food price inflation rises to 13.4%
By: Yogashen Pillay See original post here. Durban – Civil society groups have called for a permanent basic income
Andrew Yang
Success Stories
Cash-assistance programs are spreading in New York. The jury’s out on what’s a winning formula.
By: Rebecca Redelmeier Eudora Tucker long dreamed of owning her own fashion business, but ordinary expenses always stood in
‘Equity is about money’: St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter on the city’s guaranteed basic income experiments
By: Kyle Stokes See original post here. Since November 2020, the city of St. Paul has launched four separate
With a guaranteed basic income, you can buy precious time with your family, say California parents
By: JEANNE KUANG See original post here. Before the pandemic, Claudia Gutierrez worked day shifts in one fast food
Madison is giving 155 residents a guaranteed basic income. Is it working?
By: Dean Mosiman | Wisconsin State Journal Mai Kaw Xiong struggles to make ends meet. With a limited ability
The Basics of UBI
No Simple Policy – Designing a European Basic Income
See original post here. The idea of a European universal basic income bears potential as a palpable way of
Opinion: Basic income wouldn’t lead to adults leaving their jobs and could lift millions of children into brighter futures
By: Michael W. Howard When the child tax credit, first established in 1997, was expanded for a year in
UBI – A highly relevant macroeconomic policy tool that most policymakers misunderstand
By: Swapnil Pawar Universal basic income has been discussed at length in recent debates in economics. The mistaken and
How universal basic income entered the political mainstream
By: Colin Drury It’s near the end of the month, and all 2.1 million adults living here have just
Workforce Automation
GPT-4 has arrived. It will blow ChatGPT out of the water.
See original post here. The artificial intelligence research lab OpenAI on Tuesday launched the newest version of its language
AI-powered “robot” lawyer won’t argue in court after jail threats
See original post here. A “robot” lawyer powered by artificial intelligence was set to be the first of its
Will generative AI finally lead to universal basic income?
By: Harini Calamur See original post here. ChatGPT has been in the news for the last few months. It
US experts warn AI likely to kill off jobs – and widen wealth inequality
By: Steven Greenhouse See original post here. ChatGPT is just the latest technology to fuel worries that it will