Wim Hof Breathing, Basic Income, and My Eczema Cure; Top Article Roundup

Wim Hof Breathing, Basic Income, and My Eczema Cure; Top Article Roundup

(Last Updated On: December 25, 2020)

This article is a list of my most read articles of 2020 — this has been a busy year, with less writing and fewer pageviews. A big part of this is that 2019 was very much about Andrew Yang and Universal Basic Income. In turn, I had a great deal of 2019 traffic thanks to sharing my Andrew Yang articles to social media. Stats 2020

9,694 pageviews 106 countries (Top20: ) Up 2 from last year! 15 articles published (4 have been in the last couple of weeks. I wrote 27 articles […]

Basic income book review

Basic income book review

The appearance of this book is evidently a response to the sudden surge of interest in the idea of a universal basic income ( ubi) — paid unconditionally as of right to all citizens or qualifying residents— which has occurred, particularly in the industrialised world, since around ( although the. basic income is simply the idea that. basic income for canadians: the key to a healthier, happier, more secure life for all ( published by lorimer) should not be private, though – it should be required reading for every federal and provincial bureaucrat, every municipal politician, and every business […]

Jauhiainen M?kinen Finnish Basic Income

Speaking to those who know it best: Does participation in. Finland Set to Reveal Some Results of Its Universal Basic.

Finnish Basic Income Experiment – Science meets social.

Finnish Basic Income Experiment – Science meets social security reform. Time: 4.4.2019 9:00-12:00 (Finnish time, GMT +2) Place: Kela Auditorium / online Language: English. #perustulokokeilu. More interesting results from the evaluation study of the Finnish Basic Income Experiment will be published in a seminar on the 4th of April. The Finnish basic income experiment is being conducted among 2,000 persons between ages 25 and 58, who will receive a […]

Modeling the effect of paying basic income to unemployed citizens of the Russian Federation

V. N. Bobkov1,2,*, I. B. Kolmakov2, and E. V. Odintsova1

1Institute of Socio-Economic Studies of Population, Federal Center of Theoretical and Applied Sociology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 32, Nakhimovsky ave., Moscow, 117218, Russia 2Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, 36, Stremyanny lane, Moscow, 117997, Russia

Abstract. The substantiation of the mechanism of payment of temporary basic income for unemployed Russian citizens registered with the state employment service is proposed. The introduction of this mechanism is considered as a possible experiment for testing transitional forms ofuniversal basic income in the Russian Federation. The modeling was carried out using the R1-4 simulation expert model […]

Joe Biden’s administration has discussed recurring checks for Americans with Andrew Yang’s ‘Humanity Forward’ nonprofit

Joe Biden's administration has discussed recurring checks for Americans with Andrew Yang's 'Humanity Forward' nonprofit

Andrew Yang. Hollis Johnson/Business Insider Samantha Lee/Business Insider The press secretary for Andrew Yang’s Humanity Forward organization told Insider that the group has discussed potential recurring economic relief with the incoming Biden administration.

Yang has long been a proponent for universal basic income (UBI), making it a key plank of his presidential campaign.

Humanity Forward was created to, among other missions, support candidates who back UBI and implement UBI for some Americans. Press Secretary Greg Nasif says the new administration is a "group open to new ideas." Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories . Former presidential candidate Andrew […]

Guaranteed Income Is Coming To New Orleans, Here’s What It Could Look Like

Guaranteed Income Is Coming To New Orleans, Here’s What It Could Look Like

The mayor of New Orleans, LaToya Cantrell, speaking at a press conference on March 9, 2020. Cantrell has called the guaranteed income program a way to "invest directly in our people."

Among the tasks on New Orleans’ long new year list: launch guaranteed income.

The city recently secured $500,000 to pilot unconditional cash payments to a select group of residents. But getting guaranteed income up and running takes more than just money, and the city has a long way to go before it can start distributing funds.“Administratively there are a lot of components to it,” said Joshua Cox, director […]

What Would You Change in Your Life if Your Income Was Secured?

What Would You Change in Your Life if Your Income Was Secured?

This is what the UBI4ALL Campaign is trying to answer by means of a lottery where residents of the European Union can win a Basic Income, the money for which has been obtained via crowdfunding.

Anyone in the European Union can win an 800€ a month Unconditional Basic Income as of Thursday, 26 November 2020. UBI4ALL , as the pan-European project is called, collects money through crowdfunding and raffles it as Basic Income. The lottery is open to anyone aged 16 and over, residing in an EU country. The payment is made for one year without any conditions. Registration is […]

Ex-presidential contender Andrew Yang files papers to run for New York mayor

Ex-presidential contender Andrew Yang files papers to run for New York mayor

By Jonathan Allen

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Andrew Yang, an entrepreneur and former 2020 U.S. presidential contender, has filed papers to run for mayor of New York City as a Democrat in next year’s elections, according to the city’s Campaign Finance Board.

Yang, who had no background in electoral politics, built an ardent grassroots following in the race to become the Democratic Party’s nominee for the presidency with his pledge to create a universal basic income that would pay every American $1,000 a month.He ended his campaign in February after poor showings in the first two state primary contests in Iowa […]

GOP Group Slams Trump as ‘Not Better than AOC’ and AOC Had the Perfect Response

GOP Group Slams Trump as ‘Not Better than AOC’ and AOC Had the Perfect Response

On Tuesday night, outgoing President Donald Trump upended months of congressional negotiations regarding the long-awaited COVID-19 relief bill passed by Congress this week.

Democrats have slammed the bill as insufficient, with the Republican-led Senate only agreeing to a round of 600 dollars in direct relief to Americans, instead of the 1200 dollars passed earlier this year.

On that point, Trump agrees with them.Between lies about the 2020 election, Trump signaled in the video that he’d veto the bill unless Congress passed a bill with two thousand dollars in direct relief.House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) called Trump’s bluff and immediately set into […]

RCT could be third Welsh council to back universal basic income trial

RCT could be third Welsh council to back universal basic income trial

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Rhondda Cynon Taf Council could be the latest Welsh council to support piloting a universal basic income.A motion will be debated at full council on Wednesday, December 16 […]