CBC News In the kitchen at the Lower Montague Women's Institute, volunteers with the Down East Food Collective regularly get together to prepare and cook more than 100 servings of freshly…
Geographical Poverty has reached alarming levels globally, with more than 700 million people living on less than US$1.90 a day. And the wealth gap continues to widen; the richest one…
CBC A new report on child and family poverty in Manitoba says the province needs to commit to "a bold target" of reducing child poverty rates by 50 per cent…
CBC Josh Smee imagines a future in which food banks no longer exist in Canada, because people don't need them. "Food banks as an organization are about as old as…
MSN Basic income gives many participants the financial boost they need to afford necessities. Shamarra Woods, a 31-year-old Atlanta resident, spent basic income on bills and day care for her toddler. For Jennette…
Sheila Regehr[1] Chair, Basic Income Canada The Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted in 1948 includes the right to life, liberty and personal security, an adequate standard of living, including…
BIEN In the first first episode of Responsa Cast, the host, Paulo Sodré, is joined by Jurgen De Wispelaere, a Belgian political theorist turned public policy scholar, specializing in the political economy of UBI.…
The Bay State Banner Salem is the latest Massachusetts city to try to stabilize the lives of some of its lowest-income residents by providing monthly cash payments, with no strings…
BIEN A universal basic income (UBI) is a periodic cash payment unconditionally delivered to all individuals, without means testing or work requirements. Today, a broad variety of ideas surrounding the…
Aljazeera In September, Pope Francis attended the World Meeting of Popular Movements, an initiative he launched 10 years ago as a platform for grassroots organisations to come together and address…