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People With Disabilities Face Greater Risk of Economic Devastation From COVID-19
We need an economic stimulus aimed at ensuring people with disabilities are not thrust even further into poverty.
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Let’s Establish a Wealth Tax — and Give Every Family $25,000 a Year
An annual $25,000 income to every family would create a hugely dynamic and inclusive economy.
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Universal Benefits Will Help People With Disabilities Escape Poverty
The means-tested benefits model has trapped people with disabilities in poverty without a clear path out.
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Ivanka’s Attack on AOC Reveals Ignorance About Universal Basic Income
A universal income could have a significant impact on carbon emissions by decoupling work from wages.
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How to Fund a Universal Basic Income Without Increasing Taxes or Inflation
It's cheaper to distribute funds to the entire population.
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Universal Basic Income Is About Trust and Decency
Adopting a universal basic income requires experiments in building trust.
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The Future of Automation Demands a Socialized Workplace
Rapid technological advancement has increasingly caused jobs to be taken over by robots.
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Why Socialist Job Guarantees Are Better Than Universal Basic Income
Self-managed job guarantee programs empower workers, raise wages and can free labor from Wall Street control.
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Indivisible? Meet the Activists Doing the Job the Democratic Party Has Failed to Do
Democrats who help facilitate the Trump agenda will face a primary challenge from the left, activists say.
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Futures Shaped by Automation and Catastrophe: Peter Frase on Capitalism’s Endgame
What could be possible in a world where we have a drastically reduced need for work?