THE SOCIAL DEBATE
Food banks are taking over from the welfare state, warns Gordon Brown
Food banks are increasingly “taking over from the welfare state”, former Labour PM Gordon Brown has warned, amid growing
More Americans say financial woes are hurting their mental health
By: KHRISTOPHER J. BROOKS See original post here. Rising interest rates, inflation and unstable income are damaging the mental
Liberal convention in Canada votes in favor of guaranteed basic income
ByCosmin Dzsurdzsa See original post here. The Liberal Party of Canada held its policy convention over the weekend where
Calls for universal basic income in Singapore on May Day
By: Jewel Stolarchuk See original post here. Red Dot United (RDU) has proposed several measures to uplift Singapore workers in
Basic income could help create a more just and sustainable food system
By: Kristen Lowitt and Charles Z. Levkoe See original post here. Canada’s food system is experiencing ongoing stresses from supply chain
As more people than ever before need help from Trussell Trust food banks, the charity is calling for an ‘essentials guarantee’
More people than ever before are turning to food banks because they cannot afford to eat. Food banks face
New Zealand-based writer says artists need universal basic income
By: Federico Magrin See original post here. A writer who has launched an online campaign to raise funds for
South Korea to pay $490 a month to encourage reclusive youths to leave their homes
See original post here. Social recluses go to great lengths to avoid personal contact and many live in self-imposed
Opinion: Why the Canadian government should make the grocery rebate permanent
By: Wayne Simpson See original post here. One of the most anticipated measures of the 2023 Canadian federal budget is the grocery
Sunak attacks Labour over basic income payments to young asylum seekers
By: David Deans See original post here. The prime minister has attacked Welsh Labour for allowing some asylum seeker
Does Canada’s grocery rebate signal a shift to a guaranteed basic income?
By: Phoebe Stephens | Catherine Sweet | Hannah L. Harrison See original post here. For the roughly 11 million
Fear-mongering critique of basic income research based on misinformation
By: ASGHAR ADELZADEH See original post here. Daan Steenkamp, Hylton Hollander and Roy Havemann’s article criticising the recent IEJ-ADRS research
Forensic psychiatrist calls for universal basic income in response to transit violence in Canada
See original post here. A rise in violence on Toronto’s transit system signals an urgent need to better support
Biden revives hopes for the monthly child tax credit
See original post here. The last year has been a difficult one financially for 44-year-old Rocky Harper. Inflation, especially,
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