SCOTLAND has a “radical opportunity” to introduce a universal basic income (UBI), with the next Scottish Parliament expected to …
By Andrew Trunsky After years of fiscal conservatism and deficit hawkishness, the Republican Party has shown signs of a …
We can’t be an anti-racist, just society until we have safe and stable families and communities. And for this …
Capitalism is the problem, social movements denounce on World Health Day. By Michele de Mello, translated by Ítalo Piva …
Providing Canadians a basic income could cut poverty by almost half in 2022, based on the federal poverty line. …
By Greg Iacurci Nearly 2.4 million Americans were unemployed for at least a year, according to the Bureau of …
What doxo’s data tells us about how consumers are spending their third $1400 stimulus check. doxo’s data shows that …
The bloc’s recovery efforts are falling short of those in the US. When European Commission President Ursula von der …
Should the massive federal assistance have been more targeted? We should be glad it wasn’t. By Robert Shapiro Both progressives …
The Automatic Boost to Communities (or ABC) Act is cosponsored by U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal and is a long shot …
By Sarah Ravani Oakland plans to start a guaranteed income program this spring for 600 residents — one of the …
“The results of this experiment will demonstrate whether basic income is a fleeting issue or a means by which …
‘Payments may be making their way into mutual funds and ETFs’: Goldman Sachs analysts wrote. By William Watts Stock-market investors poured a …
Families will not get cash or checks, but debit cards they can use to make purchases. 110 Paterson families …
The newly enacted child tax credit has the potential to reduce the number of rent-burdened households with children by …
Spain will test a four-day workweek in a new pilot program this year, The Guardian reports. The government will …
Biden’s stimulus plan contains an experiment in Universal Basic Income. The bill’s child tax credit has the potential to …
He is best known for his work on a Stockton pilot project that provided $500 a month to a …
How government-provided cash gives people the tools to solve their own problems. By Aisha Nyandoro and Natalie Foster As President …
By Helen Lyons Working towards a universal basic income is urgent, says Georges-Louis Bouchez, president of the conservative Mouvement …
“Social assistance provided as charity rather than rights do not prevent poverty but perpetuate it,” 92 groups have said …
Under the plan passed Tuesday, $6 million would go toward a universal basic income pilot program in Councilman Curren …
Instead of reserving CARES Act stimulus funds for municipal operations — like everywhere else in the United States — …
The American Rescue Plan would temporarily expand the child tax credit for 2021: allowing 17-year-old children to qualify, increasing …
LGBT+ people have so much to contribute to our society—be it in enterprise, the arts or in our politics. …
Opinion by Eric Levitz For weeks, a handful of moderate Democrats in the Senate have been fighting to prevent $1,400 …
By Aria Bendix In Stockton, California, 125 residents got $500 per month, no strings attached, for two years. After …
Ten senators want to make direct payments and unemployment insurance extensions automatic until the economy recovers. By Kevin Robillard …
Unconditional cash payments to residents are more of a floor to stand on than a safety net, say these …
Anne Case and Angus Deaton provide a compelling account of the problem, but anemic solutions. The epidemic of deaths …
If medically assisted death becomes more accessible for Canadians, we have a moral obligation to make living well — …
By Lorie Konish KEY POINTS A new coronavirus relief bill is in the works and it could mean a …
The Green Party is proposing a basic income model that would give every Canadian a basic revenue source that …
For so many people, financial insecurity is a constant in their lives, curtailing their life chances and causing chronic stress. As …
We are public opinion scholars at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. We conducted a survey to try …
Bill C-273 is focused on framing, testing and validating different models of UBI implementation to get to real answers …
Durham’s proposal to experiment with a type of universal basic income is moving forward. By Thomasi McDonald Councilman Mark-Anthony …
One universal truth holds both pre-pandemic and now: The number one obstacle to escaping an abuser is financial insecurity. …
By Melissa Repko KEY POINTS Walmart CEO Doug McMillon said more customers spent their recent stimulus checks on necessities, …
The expert panel would have benefited from a political scientist or, heaven forbid, one or two people actually living …
One woman’s work to get UBI onto the screens and into the hearts of Americans. By Diane Pagen People …
Ulster County Executive Patrick Ryan, Tuesday, announced major programs aimed at helping families get back on their feet as …
Recurrent, direct payments should be a permanent part of the U.S. recession-fighting arsenal. Opinion by Mark Blyth Early in the …
UBI, at its core, is an unconditional cash transfer that guarantees a livable income regardless of work status. This …
Giving people money is a proven, fast, equitable strategy to spur economic recovery. The truth is, we need recurring …
Maybe such fat checks wouldn’t have been as necessary if the country had a more robust support system for …
The human “fight or flight” response gives demagogues like Trump a tool for political manipulation. But we could replace …
The prefixes ‘food’, ‘child’ or ‘fuel’ make life for 14 million poor Britons seem easily fixable. In truth, radical …
A decline in funding and changes in the workplace — and how long people are out of work — …
Mayors for a Guaranteed Income, sometimes called “MGI,” was founded in June 2020 by founded by then-mayor of Stockton, …
Coloradans need real relief now. The more we can do to support struggling families and help boost our local …
Dr. King taught us that direct cash payments are a smart response to poverty and mass unemployment. In this …
While enrolled in a universal basic income program, Patricia Jackson had access to a reserve of $3,200 that she …
Universal Basic Income did not disincentivize people from working. The results of this study contradict one of the most …
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 …
By: Scott Santens Everything seemed to change in 2020, and yet in very important ways, what really needed to didn’t, …
Tech entrepreneur Andrew Yang, a former presidential contender, officially declared his run for New York City mayor. In a …
By: Li Jin Summary: Right now, the creative economy relies on platforms like YouTube and Instagram and it looks a …
The ECI is asking for a universal basic income that is unconditional, individual, and of a quantity that is …
