Mar 29 2018 – Joi Ito – Wired Magazine
Liberals and conservatives alike love—and fear—the idea of giving free money to everyone. But we have to try it anyway.
The Paradox Of Universal Basic Income
FedEx Follow Amazon Into The Robotic Future
Mar 18 2018 – Cade Metz – New York Times
Like Amazon, FedEx begins adding robots to its warehouse floors.
…And The Epicenter Of Troubled America
Mar 14 2018 – Steve LeVine – Axios
Harvard economist Ed Glaeser says something dark is going on within a chunk of U.S. geography stretching north from Louisiana to Michigan. The “Eastern Heartland,” as he calls it, is an “epicenter of troubled America, an epicenter of hopelessness.”
1 Big Thing: Mind The Gap…
Mar 14 2018 – Steve Levine – Axios
Machines are aiding the growth of the wage gap.
Facebook Co-Founder Chris Hughes Says The 1 Percent Should Give Cash To Working People
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Mar 14 2018 – Eric Johnson – Recode
In his new book “Fair Shot,” Hughes outlines a proposal for “guaranteed income,” to lift health and education outcomes in the U.S.
The New New Deal
Mar 13 2018 – Jason Pontin – Wired Magazine
Six ways the government could tackle economic inequality and job creation in the techno-turvy future.
Robotic Farmers Can Literally Reap What They Sow
Sept 12 2017 – Jamie Condliffe – MIT Technology Review
If you want to grow a field full of barley but don’t want to get your hands dirty, never fear: robots can do the whole dang thing.
Many In Silicon Valley Support Universal Basic Income. Now The California Democratic Party Does, Too.
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March 8 2018 – Shirin Ghaffary – Recode
It’s a sign that the idea is moving from fringe to mainstream.