Hugh Segal’s voice will be missed, but not soon forgotten
The Spec Four years ago, we interviewed Hugh Segal for a book on basic income. He was being treated for the disease that ended his life last week. Typical of Hugh’s…
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The U.S. Could Help Solve Its Poverty Problem with a Universal Basic Income
Scientific American When the child tax credit, first established in 1997, was expanded for a year in 2021, it was a major political and social win for the country. At…
Manufactured desperation (Mandatory Participation on Trial, Part 18)
Karl Widerquist According to Henry David Thoreau, “the mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.” I think it’s more accurate to say the mass of people lead lives of manufactured desperation.…
Hugh Segal, basic income champion, would want others to carry baton for him, say supporters
By Roderick Benns Hugh Segal, perhaps Canada’s most ardent defender of a basic income policy to lift people out of poverty, has died at 72. A Kingston resident, Segal was…
Basic income pilot cancellation a missed opportunity
The Spec Five years ago this week, the Ontario Basic Income Pilot was suddenly cancelled, throwing the lives of 4,000 courageous participants into chaos. The pilot, conceived by the Kathleen…
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Groundbreaking research finds Basic Income scheme could save NHS tens of billions of pounds
University of York A basic income scheme has the potential to save the NHS tens of billions of pounds by reducing poverty and improving the nation's mental and physical health,…
Denver’s universal basic income project reports early success
Axios A midterm report from the Denver Basic Income Project found giving people experiencing homelessness free money is a meaningful way to improve their lives. Driving the news: The report released Wednesday found…
Basic income in the age of Artificial Intelligence
The Lindsay Advocate Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the world at an unprecedented pace, raising concerns about job displacement and widening income inequality. One potential solution that has gained traction…
Treating causes not symptoms: basic income as a public health measure
autonomy.work New research funded by the National Institute for Health and Social Care Research (NIHR) has found that a Basic Income scheme could potentially save the NHS tens of billions of…
Wales basic income: Drakeford hopes pilot will continue
Wales Live First Minister Mark Drakeford has said he is hopeful Wales' basic income pilot will continue, as the scheme closes to new applicants this week. About 500 people are…
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