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Universal basic income could improve the nation’s mental health

Many people are talking about universal basic income (UBI) these days. Giving everyone a guaranteed income could be the solution to many economic woes. But one factor that hasn’t been mentioned much in discussions of UBI is how it might…

WATCH: Bernie Sanders to Host Livestream Discussion on the Coronavirus Pandemic and Undocumented Immigrants

Sanders has called for a robust coronavirus relief package that would include direct monthly payments for undocumented people, who were left out of the CARES Act. By Julia Conley, staff writer – Common Dreams Sen. Bernie Sanders will be joined…

Face 2 Face with Stacey Rutland and Diane Pagen

On this show we speak with Stacey Rutland, founder of Income Movement, and Diane Pagen, of Basic Income NYC, about the situation regarding Universal Basic Income (UBI) in light of the Coronavirus pandemic. Stacey is covering the campaign at the…

Banking on climate breakdown

Brendan Montague Banks must stop funding in climate breakdown driving fossil fuels as the world recovers from the coronavirus pandemic. Barclays and HSBC must address their role in funding the climate crisis and contribute to delivering a sustainable recovery from…

SATURDAY 4/25 #DriveforUBI Car Parade

We’re CALLING YOU TO TAKE ACTION! Be part of the #DriveforUBI Car Parade! Come join a parade of protesters so that we together can tell Congress that they must stand with the people and include substantial, monthly payments in the next…

A Universal Basic Income Is Essential and Will Work

By Ellen Brown 19 Apr 2020 – A central bank-financed UBI can fill the debt gap, providing a vital safety net while preventing cyclical recessions. According to an April 6 article on CNBC.com, Spain is slated to become the first country in…

Ongoing Letters to Congress: The People need Emergency UBI NOW

The BEST way to help people is to put $$ directly into OUR hands, via a RECURRING, ADEQUATE payment, a Universal Basic Income. Click the link below and take 3 to 5 minutes to tell Congress that this week’s new…

Expensive face masks? Welcome to the free market!

These days there is a lot of outrage among people because of the exorbitant increase in the price of face masks when they are needed most. Even the governments of different countries have to compete with each other for masks,…

Oil collapses to $11 as world awash with crude

U.S. oil prices dived to 22-year lows at just 11 U.S. dollars Monday after crashing almost 40 percent in a market flooded with crude and slammed by evaporating demand in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. Just before 1200 GMT,…

COVID-19: Brazil Implements Basic Income Policy Following Massive Civil Society Campaign

By Pedro Telles The writer is 2018-19 Atlantic Fellow for Social and Economic Equity at the International Inequalities Institute, London School of Economics. SÃO PAULO (IDN) – Tens of millions of Brazilians have begun receiving basic income payments aimed at…

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