Huge job losses from AI could tank stocks and pave the way for basic income, short-seller Carson Block says

Sweeping job losses from AI could spark a wave of withdrawals from the stock market and make government checks a necessity, ...
Artnet

Ireland Has Been Giving Creative Workers $1,400 a Month in an Economic Experiment That Will Soon Shape National Policy

Since last October, 2,000 artists and creative workers in Ireland have been receiving weekly checks of €325 ($350) as part of the culture ministry’s new basic income pilot program. Aiding creatives in ...

Universal basic income, the utopian idea resurging in Silicon Valley

As artificial intelligence threatens to wipe out jobs, the idea of a basic income paid to everyone without conditions is ...

She received a $12,000 basic income. 3 years later, she's a mom of six and moving to a bigger apartment.

Taniquewa Brewster, 41, received a $1000 monthly basic income in Austin. Years later, she's more financially confident and a ...
The Conversation

Three reasons universal basic income pilots haven’t led to policy change – despite their success

Universal basic income – a tax-free, unconditional sum of money regularly given to everyone in a society – has repeatedly been shown to help the most vulnerable groups in society. Numerous successful ...
Cal Alumni Association

How Basic Income Programs Can Support Mental Health

Over half of Canadians feel “financially paralyzed” by the cost-of-living crisis, according to a recent poll. As life becomes more unaffordable for more people, we need governments to create policies ...