Lee Camp: We Know the Silver Bullet to Ending Poverty and Destitution But Choose Not to Use It

Universal basic income has been tried successfully countless times. So why the hell isn’t the US government implementing it?

Lee Camp
By Lee Camp
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Princeton, New Jersey (Scheerpost) — Here’s how the world should operate in simple terms: A certain country or region or city or township or Hobbit hole tries something in order to help their society or group or hovel — if it works, other places then do it. If it doesn’t work, other places don’t do it. It’s like when you were a kid and you saw your

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Hawaii May Soon Become The First State To Implement Universal Basic Income

The move “boldly declares that all families in Hawaii deserve basic financial security,” said State Rep. Chris Lee

Jake Johnson
By Jake Johnson
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Hawaii has become the first state to officially begin exploring the possibility of a universal basic income (UBI) after a bill requesting the creation of a "basic economic security working group" recently passed both houses of the state legislature. A UBI would, if passed, guarantee every resident a fixed income, regardless of their employment

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Former Greek Finance Minister: Universal Basic Income Is Now A Necessity

Yanis Varoufakis and Noam Chomsky discuss the concept of a basic income guarantee also known as a universal basic income.

Zain Raza
By Zain Raza
(Photo: Russell Shaw Higgs/Creative Commons)

Published in partnership with acTVism. In this video, former finance minister of Greece, professor of economics, author, and founder of the Democracy in Europe Movement 2025 (DiEM25), Yanis Varoufakis, argues why the Basic Income is a necessity today. His arguments take into account a macro socio-economic, psychological, philosophical and moral

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Ontario Announces North America’s First Test Of Universal Basic Income

“We want to find out whether a basic income makes a positive difference in people’s lives”

Nadia Prupis
By Nadia Prupis
Ontario’s premier, Kathleen Wynne, announced on Monday details of her basic income pilot program, the first in North America in decades.

The province of Ontario will start its pilot project testing universal basic income in three Canadian cities this summer, premier Kathleen Wynne announced on Monday. About 4,000 residents of Hamilton, Thunder Bay, and Lindsay will be randomly selected to take part in the three-year program. One group will start receiving funds this summer—as

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