
A Deeper Dive into “Work” (Really “Labor Supply”) and UBI
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A Deeper Dive into “Work” (Really “Labor Supply”) and UBI
Michael A. Lewis
Professor, Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College
and the CUNY Graduate Center
In my previous piece “Why Not a UBI?” I said that…

WHY NOT A UBI?
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WHY NOT A UBI?
Michael Anthony Lewis
Professor, Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College
and the CUNY Graduate Center
Although I like the idea of a UBI, this series isn’t meant to discuss what I like or dislike.…

Basic Income and the U.S. Welfare State
BlogMichael Anthony Lewis
Professor, Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College and the CUNY Graduate Center
In the introduction to this series, I defined a UBI as an amount of money, “that people would periodically receive, on an individual…

Introduction to the Series: The Basics of Basic Income
Blog, UncategorizedMichael Anthony Lewis
Professor, Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College
Those who followed the U.S. Democratic Primaries have probably heard of Andrew Yang. Yang is a lawyer and entrepreneur who vied to represent the Democratic…

Culture and Poverty
BlogAuthor: Michael Lewis, Professor
Silberman School of Social Work, Hunter College
Lawrence Mead is a political scientist who is on the faculty at New York University. For years, he has been writing about poverty, as well as policies ostensibly…

150 Economists Call for Emergency Cash Payments
BlogMichael Howard
Coordinator, USBIG (the views expressed here are those of the author)
I am pleased to have signed this open letter, along with over 150 economists, in support of ongoing cash stimulus payments in response to the recession triggered…

UBI Activism Surging in the U.S.
BlogMichael Howard
Coordinator, USBIG
Two years ago, if one were to speak of a basic income movement, one might be accused of hyperbole. USBIG was able to muster support for annual congresses, in cooperation with the Basic Income Canada Network,…

Take Action Now: US CARES 2 Act
BlogThis weekend, April 24-26, the US Congress will be debating and probably voting on the CARES 2 Act, the next phase in responding to the health and financial crisis brought on by the coronavirus. A remarkable coalition has formed, under the leadership…

Coronavirus, Economic Crisis and Basic Income
BlogCoronavirus, Economic Crisis and Basic Income
By: Guy Standing, Labour Economist and Professional Research Associate at SOAS
In January 1918, the global pandemic known as ‘Spanish flu’ began, and by its end in December 1920, well over…

Wondering About UBS
BlogWondering About UBS
By: Michael Anthony Lewis (Associate Professor of Social Work, CUNY)
In a Medium piece back in August of 2019, https://medium.com/bigger-picture/why-ubis-cousin-ubs-is-better-c08778c7c865, Inez Fernandez argued that…