Hugh Segal’s voice will be missed, but not soon forgotten
August 16, 2023
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
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The U.S. Could Help Solve Its Poverty Problem with a Universal Basic Income
August 12, 2023
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
Manufactured desperation (Mandatory Participation on Trial, Part 18)
August 12, 2023
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
Hugh Segal, basic income champion, would want others to carry baton for him, say supporters
August 11, 2023
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.
Basic income pilot cancellation a missed opportunity
August 3, 2023
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
Groundbreaking research finds Basic Income scheme could save NHS tens of billions of pounds
July 22, 2023
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
Denver’s universal basic income project reports early success
July 22, 2023
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
Basic income in the age of Artificial Intelligence
July 22, 2023
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
Treating causes not symptoms: basic income as a public health measure
July 13, 2023
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