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Biden Has Helped the Quiet Revolution of Giving People Money
By: Farhad Manjoo Among the big changes ushered in by the pandemic was a quiet revolution in American welfare
For More Than 20 Guaranteed Basic Income Projects, the Data Is In
By: Sarah Holder In more than 20 US cities that launched basic income programs during the pandemic, the average person receiving
Guaranteed Basic Income Pilot Programs Have Changed Young People’s Lives
By: JACQUI GERMAIN Since the 2019 launch of Stockton, California’s, highly publicized universal basic income pilot, led by former mayor Michael Tubbs, guaranteed income pilot
Basic income helped St. Louis residents meet basic needs
By: Rachel Lippmann St. Louis residents who received $500 in cash pandemic assistance most often spent the money on
As basic income pilot concludes in Gary, Indiana, recipients describe it as reaffirming their faith in God and their fellow man
See original post here. Of course, Sharon Fullilove and Diane Appiah are missing the $500 cash they each received
How a Universal Basic Income Helped Kenyans Fight COVID
By: TAVNEET SURI, NIDHI PAREKH. See original post here. New evidence from two Kenyan counties shows that cash transfers and
Why Billionaires Like MacKenzie Scott And Jack Dorsey Are Donating Millions To This Nonprofit That Provides Unconditional Cash
By: Rachel Sandler. See original post here. Sitting on a wooden bench in a remote village in Rwanda, a
Durham guaranteed basic income program is helping former prisoners readjust to society
By: Crystal Price. See original post here. Since March, more than 100 people in Durham have been receiving free
Want to Reduce HIV Infections and Deaths? Give People Money.
By: Maddie Bender See original post here. Give a man a fish, he’ll eat for a day. But give
With Guaranteed Basic Income, “Now I Can Cover My Bills and Do Fun Things for My Son”
By: JAKHEYA. See original post here. Front and Center is a groundbreaking series of op-eds—published by Ms. and created in partnership with
Guaranteed basic income pilot in Sacramento to be expanded soon
BY: ALEXANDRA YOON-HENDRICKS See original post here. Eighty households in the city of Sacramento are poised to start receiving
South King County Pilot Shows Promise of Guaranteed Basic Income
By: Devoni Rose Whitehead See original post here. In 2020, King County Councilmember Girmay Zahilay initiated the King County
Pandemic-era checks rewired how these Americans see money: ‘Stimulus changed how I think about what’s possible’
By: Greg Iacurci See original post here. ________________________________________ KEY POINTS: Pandemic-era stimulus checks helped many Americans pay bills, reduce
How’s Tacoma’s guaranteed basic income program going?
By: Libby Denkmann and Noel Gasca. See original post here. The rising cost of everyday goods and the end of
A New Orleans school gave students $50 a week. Then researchers watched how they spent it.
By: MARIE FAZIO See original post here. Once a week for a year, $50 was deposited into Jalen Hyde’s
Cash instead of aid transforms lives in Malawi
By: Jane Flanagan See original post here. The smile has not left Lusiya Chikoya’s face since she and every
Washington experiments with guaranteed basic income
By: Lizz Giordano. See original post here. With his first guaranteed basic income check, Geno Rosario purchased a cartload full
How a Brazilian Town Took a Bet on Basic Income
By: NIKOLA GRACE RADLEY. See original post here. Walking through the streets of Maricá, Brazil, there is a sense that
Doctors spent less time and energy ‘triaging poverty’ while parents received the monthly child tax credit
By: RACHEL FLEISHMAN. See original post here. I’m a Pediatrician Caring for Families in Poverty. Here’s What’s Been Happening at
What’s in it for me?: A volunteer on how basic income supports ‘decency and dignity’
By: Rhonda Castello – as told to Justin Chandler. See original post here. I’ve been living in Hamilton for
Is basic income dead in Ontario, or just sleeping?
By: Brendan Kennedy. See original post here. Alana Baltzer credits the year and a half she spent on Ontario’s aborted
Basic income completely changed the life of a former prison inmate
BY NOORULAIN KHAWAJA See original post here. Highlights: > StepUp Durham’s free monthly stipend for former inmates is making a
The profound impact of giving American families a little more cash
By: Marin Cogan See original post here. Allina Diaz started looking for work last May, after graduating from the
How Atlanta’s guaranteed basic income program is helping this mother of four further her career
By: Liza Lucas See original post here. Belinda Hunt has big dreams for her family. She dreams of becoming
‘I’m not giving up’: Senator Bennet’s drive to make the enhanced Child Tax Credit permanent
By: Caitlyn Kim. See original post here. For more than eight years, Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet has been trying to
Universal basic income for artists? Cities are trying it
By: Hakim Bishara See original post here. Tatiana Luboviski-Acosta has learned to perfect the art of the hustle. Born
Building back for justice requires enhanced Child Tax Credit
By: KRISTIE WEILAND STAGNO See original post here. Who is most likely to be poor in America? Children. Their
Opinion: The US may have stumbled onto the cure for child poverty
By: Leah Hamilton See original post here. In early 2021, Congress temporarily expanded the existing child tax credit to
Small UBI trial in UK shows why unconditional cash would ease cost of living crisis
By: Harrison Jones Original post can be found here. The research revealed the cost of living crisis’ impact on
Monthly Child Tax Credit Payments Helped Parents Avoid Selling Plasma and Taking Payday Loans
Monthly cash payments from the federal government last year may have helped some parents avoid taking out payday loans
Basic Income Programs Are Triggering Health Benefits Across the Country
By: Minerva Canto Original post can be found here. We now know what happens when we think the best of
Guaranteed Basic Income Pilot Results from South King County, Washington
By: Devoni Whitehead Read original post here. After a long journey filled with long nights, Zoom calls, and several