Can Universal Basic Income (UBI) be the solution to the ever-increasing economic insecurity and inequality around the world? On June 8th, a special side event of the UN Human Rights Council gathered to discuss a new report by Professor Philip Alston, U.N. Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, which calls UBI “a bold and imaginative solution” to the economic and social changes taking place globally.
Speaking to the Human Rights Council, Alston described many ordinary people feeling “exposed, vulnerable, overwhelmed, and helpless” while some “are being systematically marginalized both economically and socially.” He called upon the human […]
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