Drew Angerer /Getty Images The COVID-19 crisis has exposed many vulnerabilities in our societies. It has shaken the economies of most countries as global growth in 2020 was projected at –4.9 percent, according to the World Economic Outlook June 2020 Update. Furthermore, this crisis has also been disproportionately burdensome to the most marginalized whether across class or other social cleavages such as race and gender. As is the case for any major crisis, the COVID-19 has sparked interest in public policies that were once outside of the mainstream. One such policy is Universal Basic Income (UBI). UBI has proponents […]
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