Toward a World that Works for Everyone
Remember I said that we keep our books, articles, and databases free – relying instead on your donations – so that a poor African child using a public-library computer could have full access to them? Behold that child. (1) (From 2019) Congo student: ‘I skip meals to buy online data’ Gaius Kowene, BBC News, Kinshasa, […]
Citizen’s Basic Income Trust November 2020 Newsletter https://mailchi.mp/6cd34862d8ea/monthly-update-november The spooky news on Halloween was that England is going into another lockdown for at least a month. October also saw the introduction of a “firebreak” lockdown in Wales and stricter rules in Scotland. All of this will no doubt heap misery, both economic and mental, […]
By Kristin Toussaint, Fast Company, October 20th, 2020 https://www.fastcompany.com/90565846/800-compton-residents-will-get-a-guaranteed-income In the city of Compton, one in five residents lives in poverty, double the national average. Since the pandemic began, the unemployment rate has risen from about 7% to more than 20%. But a select group will have a chance to get help reversing those trends, […]
A B.C. research project gave homeless people $7,500 each — the results were ‘beautifully surprising’ Participants found housing faster, boosted food security and reduced spending on substances, study found Bridgette Watson · CBC News · Oct 07, 2020 (https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/new-leaf-project-results-1.5752714) The results of a B.C. research project that gave thousands of dollars to homeless people are in and, […]
As I discussed in the article above, (1) despite what we may think or wish, the Company of Heaven maintains that the Reval is a matter of vibration, rather than timing. (2) That being the case, Archangel Michael says here, the groundswell of interest in a universal basic income is a good sign. It indicates […]
“Nothing is as powerful as an idea whose time has come.” Victor Hugo Leeds becomes largest city in UK to call for universal basic income pilot Councillors vote for policy to be trialled Jon Stone, Independent, Sept. 17, 2020 (https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/leeds-becomes-largest-city-uk-call-universal-basic-income-pilot-b468654.html) Leeds has become the largest city in the UK to call for a universal basic […]
Shakespeare said the wish was father to the thought. (1) How can I possibly write about universal basic income being made part of a ruling party’s platform without the wish being father to the thought? (2) What could I say that would not be ransacking heaven and earth to prove my thesis? Why even try? […]
The Liberal Party is the party in power in Canada. Therefore this has big implications. I wonder which country will be the first to bring in a guaranteed basic income? Guaranteed basic income tops policy priorities for Liberal caucus at upcoming convention Caucus is calling on government to adopt idea for consideration in November Joan […]
Clearly we’re not going to be able to cover all the bases on foundational values for Nova Earth in a few articles. To fill the gap, the Golden Age of Gaia, in the person of myself and Kathleen, have drawn together articles we’ve written on the philosophy of Building Nova Earth (Suzi is working on […]
Thanks to Len. Germany Starts Universal Basic Income Trial Giving Some Citizens $1400 A Month For 3 Years Arjun Walia, Collective Evolution, Aug. 26, 2020 (https://www.collective-evolution.com/2020/08/26/germany-starts-universal-basic-income-trial-giving-some-citizens-1400-a-month-for-3-years/) What Happened: Germany is starting a universal basic income trial where volunteers will get a $1400 dollar payment every single month as part of a study that will compare the […]
In my post-Reval planning, I’m envisioning my process something like this. I’ve volunteered to be what’s called a “pipeline,” which means that folks like me help with redistributing the planet’s wealth. I’ll receive and redistribute unusual sources of wealth such as the sequestered wealth of serious human-rights abusers, prosperity packages, historical assets, etc. (1) In […]
Temporary Basic Income to protect the world’s poorest people could slow the surge in COVID-19 cases, says UNDP United Nations Development Programme, July 23, 2020 https://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/news-centre/news/2020 New York – The immediate introduction of a Temporary Basic Income for the world’s poorest people could slow the current surge in COVID-19 cases by enabling nearly three billion […]
Time to do away with “rich” and “poor.” Time to Do Away with the Super Elite Nathan Robinson, Guardian, July 18, 2020 (https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jul/18/ghislaine-maxwell-power-money-elites) Ghislaine Maxwell now sits in a jail cell, after having been denied bail on charges of sexually trafficking minors. Maxwell is alleged to have recruited underage girls for the billionaire pedophile Jeffrey […]
Thanks to Sitara. Mayors for a Guaranteed Income (https://www.mayorsforagi.org/) “I am now convinced that the simplest approach will prove to be the most effective — the solution to poverty is to abolish it directly by a now widely discussed measure: the guaranteed income.” — Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Mayors for a Guaranteed Income […]
Thanks to Sitara. MLK Had a Dream of Guaranteed Income. As Mayors of 11 U.S. Cities, We Are Bringing That Dream to Life Michael D. Tubbs , Chokwe Antar Lumumba , Melvin Carter , Ras J. Baraka , Aja Brown , Eric Garcetti , Adrian Perkins , Libby Schaaf , Stephen Benjamin , Keisha Lance […]
