Today’s News & Commentary — November 29, 2017
The Province of Ontario is testing the effects of a basic income program on poverty, reports...
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The Province of Ontario is testing the effects of a basic income program on poverty, reports...
The Independent Drivers Guild launched its own open enrollment campaign to raise awareness of...
Once simply the subject of academic books and articles, Universal Basic Income (UBI)—wherein...
I appreciate Andy Stern’s response to my recent post on labor law reform and UBI. I think we...
The debate between Brishen Rogers and Andy Stern points to important questions about the best...
Brishen Rogers' thoughtful piece: Why UBI Proponents Should Support Labor Law Reform was a good...
In recent years, political actors from a wide variety of backgrounds have begun to advocate for an unconditional basic income (UBI). The core idea is simple: the state would give all citizens or lawful residents regular cash grants without work requirements or means tests. I find the idea appealing, all else being equal, since it could help alleviate or even end dire poverty. But I believe any path to a progressive UBI must run through labor law reforms such as higher minimum wages and stronger collective bargaining rights. In this post, I explain why.
Last week, Senator Mark Warner and Rep. Suzan DelBene introduced the Portable Benefits for...
The gig economy has been coming under a lot of fire lately. Last month, The New Yorker...
Mark Zuckerberg is changing diapers, Democratic Presidential candidates are stumping on family...
Fiscal considerations are at the forefront of contemporary policy debates. We often hear some...
In recent years, we’ve seen progress in the battle for paid leave. However, such progress has...