poverty How UBI is helping farmers deal with poverty and pandemic life at the same time Thom Dunn

economics 11 US cities are piloting Universal Basic Income programs, with more to come Thom Dunn

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uber Douglas Rushkoff's sobering view of Universal Basic Income Rusty Blazenhoff

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politics Andrew Yang leaves Democratic Party to form his own Rob Beschizza

economics Deutsche Bank thinks people should pay a 5% "privilege tax" to work from home Thom Dunn

new york The story of how Buffalo's oldest, best-established Black neighborhood was literally wiped off the map is a perfect parable about systemic bias — UPDATED Cory Doctorow

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