THE SOCIAL DEBATE

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.

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

Review of “The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism”
See original post here. Martin Wolf is right. Capitalism is delivering rampant inequality, leading democracy to generate populist demagogues

New experiments show the power of giving cash right before extreme weather strikes
By: Sigal Samuel If you’re reading this, you probably care about fighting climate change. But what does that actually

Hundreds march in South Africa to demand a Permanent Basic Income Grant
By: Chris Gilili See original post here. Ahead of the upcoming State of the Nation Address (SONA), over 400

Quebec makes disability program more like basic income
See original post here. MONTREAL — For the first time in many years, Monique Toutant thinks she might be

People aren’t feeling engaged with their work
By: Andrea Hsu When Tanvi Sinha first got into accounting 17 years ago, she worked from the office every

This isn’t trivial’: Applying for welfare benefits is too difficult, low-income Americans say
By: Claire Thornton Low-income Americans are struggling to obtain help from state governments when they most need it, facing long

Opinion: I’m a copywriter. I’m pretty sure artificial intelligence is going to take my job
By: Henry Williams “Write an article on ‘What is payment gateway?’” I recently typed into a ChatGPT window. ChatGPT,

Opinion: We cannot prioritize both the environment and economic growth
By: Shelton Bowman Jobs! Growth! The economy! Despite a divided political landscape, it is a relief to know that

How We Can Make Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream of Ending Poverty A Reality
By: MICHAEL TUBBS I grew up in the shadows of a Dr. Martin Luther King Boulevard in Stockton, Calif.

New minimum income guarantee will help American military families
By: Karen Jowers A new allowance, designed to be a safety net for lower-income active duty military families, is

Only one-in-five hungry Canadians use food banks — what’s broken?
By: Stefan Labbé They were meant to be temporary, a quick fix for people who had fallen on hard

Introducing the universal basic income grant in South Africa
See original article here. The majority of South Africans are unable to afford daily bread, basic sanitation, decent housing

We Are Not Prepared for the Coming Surge of Babies
By Melissa Jeltsen See original post here. A typical pregnancy lasts about 40 weeks. Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision

We Are Not Prepared for the Coming Surge of Babies
By: Melissa Jeltsen A typical pregnancy lasts about 40 weeks. Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that created a

An all-party committee is tackling the question of whether basic income could work in Newfoundland and Labrador
By: Malone Mullin An all-party committee is tackling the question of whether a basic income program could work in

Expert panel advocates ‘gradual phasing-in’ of basic income grant
By: Naledi Sikhakhane ‘We will fight, we will soldier on even to the extent that we will ensure that

Web3 investor Li Jin thinks a Universal Creative Income can help bolster the ‘passion economy’
By: YASMIN GAGNE Li Jin was one of the first Venture Capitalists to take online creators seriously and back

Food banks fear rising demand will outpace supply, decades after they were deemed temporary
By: Kate Bueckert See original post here. Food banks aren’t supposed to exist in 2022. They were started in

New Republican Bill in Texas Aims to Forbid UBI Pilots
By: Will DuPree AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin could become the last Texas city to enact a guaranteed income program if a

Can a universal basic income solve America’s baby bust?
By: Zaid Jilani Andrew Yang loves it. Elon Musk does, too. So do Alaskans. Now babies may become its biggest fans. It is

Germany’s upper house blocks key UBI-like welfare reform
See original post here. The upper house of the German parliament on Wednesday put on hold government legislation to

Man facing homelessness considers assisted death as an alternative
By: Matthew P. Barker A local man struggling to survive on government assistance with deteriorating health is considering medical

LVT-UBI on the ballot in New Zealand
See original post here. New Zealand is suffering many of the same ills that afflict American cities. Tenants facing ever-rising

Key Republicans Say Negligible Decline in Economic Growth Outweighs Enormous Drop in Child Poverty
By: Joe Hughes The temporary expansion of the Child Tax Credit in 2021 led to an enormous drop in poverty, according

Rishi Sunak urged to examine universal basic income to protect Britain from future crises
By: Ashley Cowburn, Political Correspondent Rishi Sunak is being urged to examine the radical idea of a universal basic income

Mayors in Greece positive to pilot Basic Income, if supported financially and institutionally
See original post here. On Tuersday, October 18th, 2022, CONTENTATIVA and the Department of Social Policy of Panteion University