Why free money makes you more likely to get a job: Basic income lessons from Tacoma and beyond
KUOW Stephanie Bartella felt like she couldn’t win. She’d worked up the courage to leave what she described as an unsafe marriage with her four
Local organizations push for Basic Income Guarantee
CKNX The Bruce Grey Poverty Task Force is working with the Grey Bruce Community Safety and Well-Being Planning (CSWBP) Action Table, which has identified poverty
Billionaire backlash shows the power of basic income
Al Jazeera Last month, the US state of Iowa enacted a law banning local governments from adopting basic income programmes. This follows similar developments in Arkansas, Idaho,
Business Insider Jennette Fisher and her 11-year-old daughter Sophia moved into a new apartment in January. Fisher is still setting up the furniture, but her Chicago suburb
Resolution in $200M Ontario basic income class action could take ‘years’: lawyer
Global News The lead counsel in a class action seeking millions for the early cancelling of Ontario’s basic income pilot admits it could take several more years
We’ll need universal basic income – AI ‘godfather’
BBC The computer scientist regarded as the “godfather of artificial intelligence” says the government will have to establish a universal basic income to deal with
What is basic income, and how would it impact me?
CTV News Parliamentarians are considering a pair of bills aiming to lift people out of poverty through a basic income program, but some fear these
OpenAI’s Sam Altman has a new idea for a universal basic income
Business Insider OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has an interesting new idea to help those struggling financially. He calls it “universal basic compute.” “Everybody gets like
Ottawa church advocating for universal basic income as federal bills consider the issue
CTV News A concept that aims to lift people out of poverty is growing at Ottawa’s Rideau Park United Church. The social action and outreach