a collection about homeless in the USA - Wealth, Inequality, Taxes, and Policy
Gini Index - Wealth, Inequality, Business Taxes, and Policy
a collection about Poverty in the USA - Wealth, Inequality, Taxes, and Policy
a collection of articles looking at Inequality in K-12 Education and the “Achievement Gap”
UBI universal basic income ideas and proposals
Defining the problem, and looking at possible solutions to the high price of university education
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)
Giving the homeless shelter is cheaper than dealing with the consequences of rough sleeping (2021)
As a result, the ideas of the earliest economists are being revised and improved (2020)
As the face of homelessness changes, politicians cling to limited policy ideas and quick fixes. (2019)
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)
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)
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)
Long plagued by poverty and desperation, Stockton, Calif., is testing universal basic income as a means of improving the lives of its people. (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)
Allies on Election Day, the two wings of the Democratic Party are growing further estranged in other aspects of their lives... (2018)
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)
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)
We might direct assistance to the millions of Americans whose suffering is as bad as that of poor people in Africa or Asia. (2018)
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)
Conventional wisdom says artificial intelligence will eliminate jobs. But it can also improve education and employment. But it’s time we start t... (2018)
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)
Would a universal basic income be a "calamity"? Research suggests the opposite. "This summer, the Wall Street Journal published an article claim... (2017)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Miami Herald, 2017: "the CEO of Grameen America announced Monday evening that the micro-lending organization for women would be bringing its servic... (2017)
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)
Together 18 Miami leaders from 5 verticals - Education /Technology /Enterprises /City /People - shared their initiatives and projects related to th... (2018)
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)
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)
Marginal Revolution University Published on Feb 16, 2016 Throughout this section of the course, we’ve been trying to solve a complicated economic... (2018)
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)
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)
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)