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A modest basic income could cut poverty to lowest level in 60 years
Read the report A new universal basic income model could cut poverty by more than half, reducing it to its lowest level for 60 years. This
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Basic Income – sign the pledge!
I want to encourage all Liberal Democrat candidates in the local election to sign this pledge of support for trials of universal basic income (UBI).
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No, Palm Springs Isn't Giving a Basic Income to Transgender and Nonbinary Residents
"California city to give universal income to transgender, nonbinary residents regardless of earnings," reported Fox News yesterday.
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California city approves program to provide transgender, nonbinary residents with guaranteed income
A California city plans to a launch a program that will guarantee monthly income to transgender and nonbinary residents.What are the details?Palm
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Sunak won’t tackle the cost of living crisis. A basic income can.
Yesterday, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced this government’s spring budget. With living standards set for the largest single-year fall since
Sunak won’t tackle the cost of living crisis. A basic income can.
Yesterday, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced this government’s spring budget. With living standards set for the largest single-year fall since
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Book Review “Keystroke Capitalism: How Banks Create Money for the Few” by Aaron Sahr
Aaron Sahr offers a rich discourse on the huge growth of financial markets in modern economies and the implication for inequality. We face a
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Book Review “Keystroke Capitalism: How Banks Create Money for the Few”, Aaron Sahr
Aaron Sahr offers a rich discourse on the huge growth of financial markets in modern economies and the implication for inequality. We face a
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Is UBI Socialism?
One of the negative claims most often made about UBI is that it is a form of socialism or socialism itself, but is it? UBI stands for universal basic
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Details of the Welsh basic income pilot announced
In this blog Co-Founder of the Basic Income Conversation Cleo Goodman looks at the details of the Welsh basic income pilot released today. Today
Basic Income after COVID-19 Workshop Recordings
The Australian Basic Income Lab organised its inaugural national workshop on Friday 10 December 2021. Hosted by the School of Social & Political
Meet a couple living on disability and $500 per month from a guaranteed-income program for families hurt financially by the pandemic
Malissa Villegas and her fiance, Jason McCallister, have been partially supporting their family with funds from their city's guaranteed income
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The Georgia Basic Income Experiment
Recently it was announced that a small group of people in the Deep South state of Georgia would be given $850 per month unconditionally. If that
First Barbados replaced the queen with Rihanna as a 'national hero.' Now it wants to give money to its citizens forever.
Rihanna Fenty speaks after becoming Barbados' 11th National Hero during the National Honors ceremony and Independence Day Parade at Golden Square
First, Barbados said goodbye to the Queen and dubbed Rihanna a 'national hero.' Now, it wants to give money to its citizens forever.
Rihanna after becoming Barbados' 11th National Hero in Bridgetown, Barbados, on November 30.Randy Brooks/AFP The Barbados government proposed giving