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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…
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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…
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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,…