“An eviction is not a single event in a person’s life. It actually changes the trajectory of a life, …
Opinion by: Tim Cadogan As Congress debates a new COVID-19 aid package, millions of Americans are struggling to pay …
By Diane Griffin, Brian Francis, and Mike Duffy Last spring more than 50 members of the Senate of Canada …
By Theo Wayt When governments in developed countries like the U.S. and Britain provide extra support for low-income people …
By Senator Ron Wyden The most visible—and popular—pieces of economic relief Congress has approved over the past year have …
By the Economic Security Project Members of Congress, mayors, organizers, small business owners, and individuals impacted by the pandemic …
By Jolson Lim Support for a basic income may be shifting from one end of the country to the other. …
The Family Security Act would offer up to $350 per month, per kid, to help parents raise their children. …
The $1,200 Covid-19 stimulus checks last year were a breakthrough in US policy — and may signal a new …
By Greg Rosalsky As Washington debates sending checks to Americans and increasing the minimum wage, a new study offers evidence for …
By Shahar Ziv The U.S. could afford to give every working adult $1,875 stimulus checks for eight months for …
By Andrew Trunsky Even though President Joe Biden’s coronavirus relief plan has been met with skepticism from some Republicans, …
Georgia Sens. Raphael Warnock (D) and Jon Ossoff (D), both of whom won January runoff elections on the promise …
But who will pay? Two-thirds reject increase in their own taxes, most feel wealthy should be responsible June 18, …
The left is eager to go big on the next coronavirus relief proposal. By Sarah Ferris More than 50 House …
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Fifty female celebrities, business leaders, and activists have signed an open letter to President Joe Biden asking for a …
“Given the current crisis and the need for the urgent decisions to address the devastating humanitarian crisis facing the …
If a Biden relief package isn’t open-ended, and tied to a full recovery, America is doomed to repeat last-minute …
By Sean McElwee & Dawn Milam Amid an economic crisis and devastating unemployment that has families across the country …
Republicans need to focus on policies popular with voters and with middle-class families, and we have to compensate both …
Rep. Ilhan Omar tweeted this week that she was “circulating a letter to Biden” pushing for recurring payments. By …
Biden earlier this month announced his intention to push for an expansion of the child tax credit as part of his …
Yang is a Democratic candidate for mayor of New York. King is a civil and human rights advocate. By: Andrew …
Andrew Yang favors a modified version of universal basic income that would provide payments of about $2,000 to a …
Prioritizing direct monthly payments isn’t just good policy—it’s good politics. By: Sean Kline and Jim Pugh “It’s not hyperbole, you can …
Tech entrepreneur Andrew Yang, a former presidential contender, officially declared his run for New York City mayor. In a …
But Biden, who’s expected to offer more details of his plan Thursday, seems inclined to get the funds distributed …
Congressional Democratic leaders have already signaled they could use a legislative maneuver known as budget reconciliation to approve more generous economic …
Sixty-five percent of respondents say they’d support recurring $2,000 checks, an idea still advocated by Sens. Ed Markey and …
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) led a letter to House and Senate leadership calling for the inclusion of relief checks …
Estimates are that Congress needs to spend 4 times more than it is currently proposing, according to one estimate. …
It’s the latest sign of resistance to a bipartisan Covid relief plan in the Senate for a direct payment …
O’Leary said the government should “stop funding companies” and bail out Americans instead. UBI is the answer. By: Alexis …
Automation is inevitable and this city is looking to lead the way with innovative solutions, like Basic Income for …
Large cross-party group urges government to allow councils to run pilot schemes By: Richard Partington — @RJPartington A cross-party group …
This week, the Hamilton Chamber participated in the Canadian Chamber of Commerce’s (CCC) Virtual Annual General Meeting, where chambers …
Beginning in November, a new UBI pilot with 2,000 low-income families in Massachusetts will be given $200 to $400 …
San Francisco is launching a Basic Income Pilot for Artists to provide up to 130 artists with $1,000 a …
What if we changed the paradigm and system to help those most in need beyond this global emergency? By: …
The Republican support for emergency cash payments as a central part of CARES Act, the recently passed coronavirus relief package, …
The CARES Act provided many Americans with financial relief in the form of a $1,200 stimulus check. But as …
Key Points Chamath Palihapitiya said the United States should implement universal basic income as the coronavirus pandemic continues to impact …
Until now, universal basic income – a concept that would give all members of society an unconditional, guaranteed cash …
We, a growing group of now over 500 academics and public figures on all continents, have signed the following …
