B.C. explores universal basic income for post-pandemic world By Rob Shaw VICTORIA — Mass unemployment and the shutdown of entire sectors of B.C.’s economy due
HEROES Act Proposal – $1,200 Stimulus Check For Individuals And Up To $6,000 For Families By Ryan Guina The House of Representatives introduced a
The Moment to Change the World Is Right Now BY RUTGER BREGMAN MAY 7, 2020 How will the coronavirus change the world? Nobody knows yet.
SAN FRANCISCO May 11, 2020 The Gerald Huff Fund for Humanity, a non-profit organization dedicated to furthering the understanding, acceptance, and implementation of Universal Basic Income
$2,000 Per Person Plus $2,000 Per Child: Monthly Economic Crisis Support Act Would Send Payments To Over 90% Of Americans by Jim Wang Last
European opinions revealed in our special survey Conducted in March 2020 by the eupinions project of the Bertelsmann Foundation – read more Carbon emissions stemming from cars, planes
The pandemic makes painfully clear that our economy must be reconfigured to be resilient in the face of disruption and change. By Chris Hughes Mr. Hughes
The New Great Depression Is Coming. Will There Be a New New Deal? After the coronavirus, political transformation may be inevitable. By Michelle Goldberg Until
The “time has come” for universal basic income (UBI) in Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon has said. Speaking at the daily coronavirus briefing in Edinburgh, the first minister said there will
A bill to provide monthly payments of $2,000 to Americans within a certain age and income bracket, proposed by Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio., and Rep.
TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 2020 Unforeseen shocks, like the current COVID-19 pandemic, the 2008-09 global financial crisis, or a natural disaster, can wreak havoc on the
Opinion: One $1,200 stimulus check won’t cut it. Give Americans $2,000 a month tax-free to fire up the economy Published: April 25, 2020 at 4:23 p.m.
The Republican support for emergency cash payments as a central part of CARES Act, the recently passed coronavirus relief package, surprised many. What could possibly be
Todd* is a trim 45-year-old, but when he walks into the upscale diner where we are meeting, his shoulders are stooped, and he constantly fidgets
The CARES Act provided many Americans with financial relief in the form of a $1,200 stimulus check. But as that program rolls out, it has
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers may need to think of different ways to put money in Americans’ pockets if coronavirus aid does not reach enough
The nature of poverty in rich countries has changed. The sort of material deprivation common in developing nations is effectively a thing of the past.
Key Points Chamath Palihapitiya said the United States should implement universal basic income as the coronavirus pandemic continues to impact the economy. Palihapitiya has been critical
Interim acting co-leader of the Lib Dems, Sir Ed Davey MP, has today signed a cross-party letter to the Chancellor calling for a Universal Basic Income
OTTAWA — Making the Canada Emergency Response Benefit universal isn’t as simple as it sounds, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says. The temporary income support provides
(CNN) – Stacey Abrams joined forces Andrew Yang on Tuesday to announce the launch of a new campaign aimed at providing $1,000 in direct cash payments to 100,000 families
Until now, universal basic income – a concept that would give all members of society an unconditional, guaranteed cash payment – has received limited attention
MSNBC’s Ali Velshi on how universal basic income will protect Americans as automation shrinks the workforce, especially those living paycheck-to-paycheck and without healthcare from their
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a nationwide state of emergency, expanding the one put in place less than two weeks ago that covered Tokyo
Charles Davis Apr 15, 2020, 1:47 AM The Emergency Money for the People Act, introduced by Reps. Tim Ryan and Ro Khanna, would give $2,000
MAJORITY OF AMERICANS SUPPORT MONTHLY CASH ASSISTANCE TO OFFSET PANDEMIC DAMAGE TO ECONOMY New polling finds strong bipartisan support for recurring government payments to Americans,
APRIL 9, 2020 Mehrsa Baradaran Author of The Color of Money To err is human; wanting to punish those who err is, unfortunately, also human. And
In the past few weeks, calls for a universal basic income have been louder than ever. Even the US is sending cheques to most citizens.
If there is a silver lining to the Covid-19 pandemic, it is that it has injected a sense of togetherness into polarised societies. But the
Politicians who represent the interests of capital clearly grasp the point that a UBI would tilt the playing field in favor of workers. That’s why
To battle the economic crash from the coronavirus pandemic, Congress is sending Americans cash. The deal just hammered out will send $1,200 to every adult making
Gisele Huff is convinced universal basic income is finally having its moment. The 84-year-old French native and San Francisco resident is the president of the
After a week of Congress members and the Trump administration proposing various plans to get cash into the hands of Americans to help them weather the coronavirus crisis,
Jeonju, a southwestern South Korean city, said Friday it will pay half a million won each to about 50,000 citizens suffering economic losses from the
Planet Money: Episode 982 TRANSCRIPT UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER, BYLINE: This is PLANET MONEY from NPR. JACOB GOLDSTEIN, HOST: Back in 2008, 2009, Neel Kashkari worked for
The threat of Coronavirus has shocked the world. From the availability of medical supplies to the feeling of safety and wellbeing to the economy, nothing
ne of the strangest spectacles in the economic scramble to respond to the coronavirus crisis is that Republicans seem more willing than Democrats to just
We, a growing group of now over 500 academics and public figures on all continents, have signed the following open letter, calling on our governments
The coronavirus is an economic emergency. But it does not have to become an economic catastrophe. It is very likely to push us into a
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other progressive lawmakers are calling for a significantly more robust federal-government response to the coronavirus than has so far been proposed
The White House is preparing to meet with Wall Street executives to discuss measures to protect the economy from the coronavirus outbreak. But Wall Street is
By Kim Rahn An entrepreneur has called on the government to provide every citizen with 500,000 won ($413) in “basic income in case of disaster,”
Congress should send you $1,000—and another $500 for each of your children—as soon as possible. Given the mounting economic risks posed by the spread
Japan’s government says it will pay up to about 80 dollars per person per day to businesses as income compensation for parents taking leave from
STEVENSVILLE — U.S. Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) now has some competition for the primary election come June 2. But unless you’ve paid a visit to
Hong Kong (CNN Business) —Hong Kong is handing most of its residents a pile of cash to spend as it tries to save its slumping
The Namibian government has commissioned a feasibility study meant to determine whether the country can introduce a basic income grant (BIG) to benefit roughly 1.2
Bad news, Earthlings: It may be possible for everyone on the planet to live a “good” life. It may also be possible for humans to
NEWARK, N.J. — Local leaders across the United States are turning to private donors to fund an out-of-the-box policy experiment they think could go mainstream:
We’re down to single digits. Eight Democratic presidential candidates remain after three dropped out this week: Senator Michael Bennet of Colorado, former Gov. Deval Patrick
Andrew Yang’s bid for the Democratic nomination is over, but supporters of his basic income policy say his campaign was just the beginning. [“You know
Child poverty shames the United States. The richest country in the world counts one in five of its children as poor, the 10th highest rate among the 36
Nearly 1 in 5 American children is officially poor. That’s roughly 15 million kids. But the number living with a significant deprivation–insufficient food, seriously overcrowded
A universal basic income, free public transport for students and light rail systems for Cork and Galway are amongst the promises being made by the Green Party.
Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang says the main way of measuring economic growth — known as gross domestic product — is outdated and leaves out
OTTAWA — When it comes to potential candidates for Conservative leadership, Bryan Brulotte isn’t exactly an outsider. He’s been involved in conservative politics for nearly
About 400,000 unemployed Australians are obliged to engage with Jobactive, the government’s main employment services program, in order to keep their social security payment. Since
In 2017, the proposed Ontario Basic Income Pilot (“OBIP”) gave hope to communities that have struggled with rising unemployment rates, housing instability, and poverty. The
For about 15 years, Germany offered a social assistance benefit that was widely considered the opposite of basic income. Any single, adult German resident who
Former Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian on Friday said there is no space for expansionary fiscal policy and opined against reducing personal income tax rate.
On Sunday, Sens. Mitt Romney (R-UT) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) announced a bipartisan plan to do something pretty extraordinary: establish a basic income for children
Basic income is becoming a real and tangible policy consideration in India. In the past decade, many prominent Indian economists have put forward proposals for
I am a volunteer soccer coach for underprivileged kids in the impoverished Tenderloin neighborhood of San Francisco. Every morning on my short walk to the
It’s not uncommon in the United States for two parents to spend long hours working hard — but the one who works outside the home
Many of us working in food security recognize that a large portion of the folks who engage with our services are Black, yet there has
In this piece for the Dissident Voice, Andrew Johnson argues that people claiming UBI creates a disincentive to work tend to be particularly fortunate people
Early liberals focused on dismantling de jure social hierarchies and mercantilist policies, but the onset of the Industrial Revolution presented a new set of challenges.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS 43% of Americans support a universal basic income program 77% of U.K. adults and 75% of Canadians also support UBI Majorities in all
Support for universal basic income (UBI) is on the rise, according to a new Hill-HarrisX poll released on Wednesday. The nationwide survey found that 49
Manitoba’s Progressive Conservatives wouldn’t commit to a guaranteed basic income for people living with disabilities like their political opponents did at a debate on Tuesday,
What if we just give people money? This is the question propelling several new books and that’s been taken up by more than one presidential
On October 26th, 2019, people will be taking to the streets in New York City, Berlin, and Amsterdam to march in support of the idea
What is it about Americans that makes us so afraid of admitting that people ought to have free time — both for their own sake
Universal Basic Income has been a term bandied about in the news and across the internet in the last few years, and I think that
It’s time to talk about women’s economics with attitude. It’s time to laugh at what is often absurd and call out what is dangerous. By
In this opinion piece for the Financial Times, Eric Lonergan says that one potential solution central banks around the world should consider to avoid or
Whenever someone tells me if “poor” people had more money, we could stop the killings, I want to scream. Those are not “poor” people firing
“We’re seeing voter turnout decline across developed nations, in some of them really quite rapidly, says Daniel Park, who is writing his thesis on the
Guest Editorial by Almaz Zelleke, Associate Professor of Practice in Political Science, NYU Shanghai Fifty years ago, on August 8th, 1969, President Nixon proposed a
Here vegan activist Megan Barker makes the case that the lack of unconditional basic income (UBI) is an obstacle for the Vegan movement because animal
In this piece, author Jessica Flanigan makes the case that UBI is a better solution than raising the minimum wage, because UBI reaches all workers,
New Yorkers are organizing a march for Basic Income. Everyone who can get there is invited to join. The Basic Income March, led by Basic
For years, the government of Bhutan has enshrined gross national happiness as its guiding light. Though national leaders had long eschewed traditional economic metrics like
Up to €3 billion a year in higher taxes on the wealthy and on business should be introduced to fund social welfare increases, a universal
The Tribune’s coverage of suspected serial killer Darren Deon Vann is accompanied by dramatic photos—not of blood and gore, but striking, almost beautiful pictures by
Article originally published April 26, 2019. Up to 60% of millenials (soon to be the largest living adult generation) consider themselves entrepreneurs, and yet less
This article was orginally published on June, 6 2019. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) has released a plan to spend trillions of federal dollars on direct
There’s a common misconception that the idea of universal basic income is an example of bigger government, but as this anarchist case for UBI makes,
Article originally published on 6/11/2019. Cee-Jai got used to violence when she was young, first witnessing it when she was “just a baby in the
Article originally published on May 29 2019. In 1972, a team at MIT published The Limits to Growth, a report that predicted what would happen
Mark Paul and Anthony Underwood make the case that the revenue from carbon taxation needs to be returned as a universal dividend, or in other
When Canadian researchers Evelyn Forget and Marni Brownell speak at Stanford University next Tuesday, May 21, they’ll be wading into a debate over one of
The earned income tax credit is the leading example of smart centrist policy. In the 1980s and early 1990s, the U.S. saw bruising political battles
Almaz Zelleke is Associate Professor of Practice in Political Science at NYU Shanghai and the Co-Area Leader for its interdisciplinary Social Science Major. Her essays
Fair point. We control the titles though so we can just drop the Canadian doctor part and just have doctor. The conversation itself is about
In this opinion piece for The Alaska Landmine, guest contributor RJ makes the case that the new governor of Alaska, far-right Christian conservative Mike Dunleavy,
Today is May Day and International Workers Day and Labour Day, and beyond recognizing the past victories of the labor movement in achieving milestones like
Scottish artist Jenny Lupton details the difficulties she finds trying to sustain a living through her art and passion, and how a Basic Income would
Nobel-winning economist Paul Krugman says he is “not a UBI guy.” He says universal basic income is not politically feasible because it would either cost
Standing is a professorial research associate at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London and a co-founder of the Basic Income
A radical new scheme plans to give 24-year-olds in one South Korean province a universal basic income with hardly any conditions. The plan will see
A new study has a whole different take on what debt relief means. Getting rid of debt doesn’t just unburden finances, it takes a weight
Within ten years, the US will phase out fossil fuels and source its energy from 100% renewable sources. That’s what a letter, signed by over
Introducing a weakly universal basic income(UBI) for everyone in Britain would have a net cost worth less than the aggregate cuts to benefits since 2010,
We have seen cannabis revenues fill state coffers for a variety of purposes, such as education and school construction in Colorado. But Maryland Delegate Gabriel
Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang is putting his money where his mouth is: He’s giving families $1,000 a month to promote his proposal for a
Each month, 1,000 struggling Chicagoans would get $1,000, no strings attached, to help break the cycle of poverty, under a trail-blazing pilot program proposed Thursday
More than a quarter of the people living in poverty in the United States receive no help from food stamps and other nutrition programs, subsidized
The idea that a country should provide its citizens with an infusion of cash on a regular basis has cropped up repeatedly over the course
From Mongolia to Finland to India, we are seeing heightened interest in the idea of a universal basic income (UBI)—an unconditional cash grant given to
