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Homeless - Poverty in the USA - Wealth, Inequality, Taxes, and Policy

a collection about homeless in the USA - Wealth, Inequality, Taxes, and Policy

Gini Index - Wealth, Inequality, Business Taxes, and Policy

Gini Index - Wealth, Inequality, Business Taxes, and Policy

Poverty in the USA - Wealth, Inequality, Taxes, and Policy

a collection about Poverty in the USA - Wealth, Inequality, Taxes, and Policy

Inequality in K-12 Education and the “Achievement Gap”

a collection of articles looking at Inequality in K-12 Education and the “Achievement Gap”

Universal Basic Income (UBI)

UBI universal basic income ideas and proposals

Problem: Tuition and the high cost of University Education

Defining the problem, and looking at possible solutions to the high price of university education

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Article

Universal basic income is here—it just looks different from what you expected

The pandemic took the concept of universal basic income out of the hands of Silicon Valley tech bros—and brought it to the people. (2021)


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Oh give me a home - Finland has slashed homelessness; the rest of Europe is failing | Europe | The Economist

Giving the homeless shelter is cheaper than dealing with the consequences of rough sleeping (2021)


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Hard work and black swans - Economists are turning to culture to explain wealth and poverty

As a result, the ideas of the earliest economists are being revised and improved (2020)


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Why America Can’t Solve Homelessness | HuffPost

As the face of homelessness changes, politicians cling to limited policy ideas and quick fixes. (2019)


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Why one of America’s richest states is also its poorest - Poverty in California -- The Economist

THE LOS ANGELES regional food bank distributes 300,000 meals a month, but that, says its director, Michael Flood, is only a fraction of what the hu... (2018)


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Jeff Bezos launches $2 billion fund to finance preschools and help homeless families – TechCrunch

In a tweet this morning, Amazon founder (and the world’s richest man) Jeff Bezos announced that he and his wife were creating a $2 billion fund to ... (2018)


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Seattle homeless population third-largest in U.S. | The Seattle Times

A new federal report on homelessness shows King County behind only Los Angeles and New York City in the number of people living without permanent s... (2017)


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Free Cash to Fight Income Inequality? California City Is First in U.S. to Try - The New York Times

Long plagued by poverty and desperation, Stockton, Calif., is testing universal basic income as a means of improving the lives of its people. (2018)


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Contrary to reports, the Basic Income Experiment in Finland will continue until the end of 2018

There have been incorrect reports in the media about the Finnish experimental study on a Universal Basic Income. The experiment will run until the ... (2018)


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The Democrats’ Gentrification Problem - Opinion | The New York Times

Allies on Election Day, the two wings of the Democratic Party are growing further estranged in other aspects of their lives... (2018)


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OLPC’s $100 laptop was going to change the world — then it all went wrong - The Verge

The $100 OLPC laptop was supposed to revolutionize education and close the digital divide. But in just a few years it was recognized as a failure, ... (2018)


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Inside Ontario’s Big, Bold Basic Income Experiment | Fast Company

Alana Baltzer bought her first new winter coat recently. She’s eating vegetables and fruit now instead of junk food. And, because she’s not worryin... (2018)


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The U.S. Can No Longer Hide From Its Deep Poverty Problem - The New York Times

We might direct assistance to the millions of Americans whose suffering is as bad as that of poor people in Africa or Asia. (2018)


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Poverty, segregation persist in U.S. schools, report says | PBS NewsHour

Too often, low-income, black and Latino students end up in schools with crumbling walls, old textbooks and unqualified teachers, according to a rep... (2018)


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A.I. and Big Data Could Power a New War on Poverty - The New York Times

Conventional wisdom says artificial intelligence will eliminate jobs. But it can also improve education and employment. But it’s time we start t... (2018)


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Why a Universal Basic Income Would Be a Calamity - WSJ

How long before the elites decide the unemployed underclass shouldn’t have the right to vote? "Leading voices in the tech industry—from Mark Zuc... (2018)


Article

The Wisdom of a Universal Basic Income

Would a universal basic income be a "calamity"? Research suggests the opposite. "This summer, the Wall Street Journal published an article claim... (2017)


Article

Is universal basic income a good solution for the future?

Should the concept of wages be separated from the concept of labor? How about in the future, when we have no choice? Join the discussion. (2018)


Article

The end of the housing supply debate (maybe)

The City Observatory is a study of modern-day cities and urban development practices. Slowly, the rhetorical battle is being won, as affordable ho... (2017)


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Growing homeless camps contrast with West Coast tech wealth

SEATTLE (AP) - Housing prices are soaring here thanks to the tech industry, but the boom comes with a consequence: A surge in homelessness marked b... (2017)


Article

Poverty and the High cost of College

The California Sunday Magazine, 2017: "The College Try: Liz Waite and Kersheral Jessup couldn’t afford a higher education, let alone rent. But the... (2017)


Article

Grameen America will open micro-lending branch in Miami

Miami Herald, 2017: "the CEO of Grameen America announced Monday evening that the micro-lending organization for women would be bringing its servic... (2017)


Article

Miami: Amid economic recovery, numbers of working poor are growing, United Way report shows

Miami Herald, 2017: "About six out of 10 Miami-Dade County residents are struggling to pay for the basic necessities of food, housing, transportati... (2017)


Video

#SDGsInMiami

Together 18 Miami leaders from 5 verticals - Education /Technology /Enterprises /City /People - shared their initiatives and projects related to th... (2018)


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The Sustainable Development Goals – Action Towards 2030 | CAFOD and SDGs

CAFOD Published on Aug 16, 2016 The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted by the United Nations in 2015 as part of Agenda 2030 Su... (2018)


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Bill Gates on Factfulness

Bill Gates recently read Hans Rosling's new book "Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World—and Why Things Are Better Than You Think." I... (2018)


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Puzzle of Growth: Rich Countries and Poor Countries - Marginal Revolution University

Marginal Revolution University Published on Feb 16, 2016 Throughout this section of the course, we’ve been trying to solve a complicated economic... (2018)


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Basic income, explained

Vox, Published on Nov 14, 2014 We know how to end poverty. So why don't we? Read more about the simplest plan to end poverty, a universal basic ... (2018)


Podcast

Grit Happens with Crisis Text Line's Nancy Lublin

Masters of Scale podcast, 2017: “#7 Grit Happens with Crisis Text Line's Nancy Lublin. To succeed, entrepreneurs need a good idea, timing, money, ... (2017)


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Poverty, and the cost of college

The California Sunday Magazine The College Try Liz Waite and Kersheral Jessup couldn’t afford a higher education, let alone rent. But they worked a... (2017)


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