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5 reasons to consider a no-strings-attached, basic income for all Americans
Half of all Canadians want it. The Swiss have had a referendum on it. The idea's not as far-fetched as it sounds
03/19/2014 16:00 UTC
A 2% financial wealth tax would provide a $12,000 annual stipend to every American household
America needs a universal basic income
03/21/2018 08:00 UTC
Free money is not so funny anymore: Confessions of a (former) skeptic of basic income
More and more evidence has contradicted my initial opposition to doling out money to Americans
08/21/2016 23:30 UTC
Why is beloved Joe Biden trying to squash a progressive debate?
Everybody loves Uncle Joe! But he wants to shut down the debate on Universal Basic Income with stern Dad politics
09/20/2017 08:58 UTC
Basic income: A no-brainer in economic hard times
Lisa MacLeod announces an end to Ontario's landmark basic income pilot project
08/08/2018 18:26 UTC
Basic income could help create a more just and sustainable food system
"A basic income guarantee could play a key role in reducing individual and household food insecurity"
05/01/2023 18:30 UTC
GOP's Keystone fantasy-land: How their ignorance prevents jobs in America
Want to really create jobs in this country? Republicans should forget a 35-job pipeline, for something more radical
12/08/2014 17:00 UTC
Rather than savage cuts, Switzerland considers "Star Trek" economics
Switzerland will vote on giving every adult in the country a $2,800 check every month. How would that work?
10/11/2013 19:39 UTC
What would you do with a free $1,000 each month? Discussing an income floor at the DNC
Columbia fellow Andy Stern joined Josh Zepps for a Salon Facebook Live chat on Universal Basic Income
07/27/2016 05:22 UTC
A country filled with empty tables: How it feels to be hungry
For a country that projects itself as the richest in the world, hunger remains hidden by design
03/14/2023 09:00 UTC
Why environmentalists should embrace universal basic income
Why aren't more environmentalists backing UBI initiatives?
07/03/2020 22:30 UTC
Universal basic income: Why a so-called "solution" for disappearing jobs makes serfs of us all
UBI is a big distraction from questions we should be asking
01/14/2019 12:30 UTC
Many countries are weighing cash payments to citizens. Could it work in the U.S.?
A case study for universal basic income in the U.S has quietly been underway for 20 years — results are promising
06/21/2016 20:15 UTC
Sen. Bernie Sanders to introduce guaranteed jobs program: Report
Sanders’s proposal for the federal government will be for every American “who wants or needs a job"
04/24/2018 22:10 UTC
Mark Zuckerberg shouldn't be president, but he should be listened to
He's not the right person for the job, but his willingness to embrace new ideas is exactly what America requires
07/09/2017 10:30 UTC