110 Providence families to get $500 a month guaranteed income for a year
NBC News An extra $500 a month -- with no strings attached -- is coming to 110 randomly selected Providence households this fall as part of a guaranteed income pilot…
Has the pandemic boosted the idea of universal basic income?
The Fair Observer The COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing lockdowns have brought economic activity to a standstill. As a result, the livelihoods of people around the world have been threatened. To respond…
100 families are receiving $300 no-strings payments: Sacremento
Sacremento Bee In direct deposits to their bank accounts, prepaid debit cards and electronic gift cards, 100 families in Sacramento County have begun receiving $300 a month — no strings…
LETTER: Basic income is on its way to becoming reality
Alberni Valley News A year ago, as CERB was implemented to support those suddenly put of work by the novel coronavirus pandemic, more people than ever before realized the benefit…
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We built back better after the Second World War. Let’s do the same after our war with the pandemic
The Star During the Second World War, mid-level British bureaucrat named William Beveridge was instructed to do a study of a “tidying up” of the shambolic social welfare system in…
How could basic income work in N.L.? This coalition has a plan
CBC News A grassroots coalition of basic income advocates has taken the first step toward a concerted push for the policy in Newfoundland and Labrador. Anti-poverty workers spanning 10 community…
A Guaranteed Income Can Increase Workers’ Bargaining Power
Jacobin The economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic have brought calls for a universal basic income (UBI) back into the spotlight — and so, too, criticisms of it. This is…
The success of CERB is proof a universal basic income is doable and beneficial
The Star This is the season for a nationwide discussion about a universal basic income (UBI). A UBI is a government payment that tops up family income so that it…
The role of UBI in the fight against climate change
Essay by Miranda Reid A universal basic income has been proven through numerous studies and trials to be incredibly beneficial to the well-being of both communities and individuals. Mental health…
NABIG-sponsored essay contest winner from Nova Scotia links basic income with environmental progress
Roderick Benns A 17-year-old Canadian has won the North American Basic Income Guarantee (NABIG) essay-writing contest. Miranda Reid, from Halifax, Nova Scotia, submitted ‘The Role of UBI in the Fight…