Posted on March 29, 2018May 7, 2018 The Paradox Of Universal Basic Income 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.
Posted on March 18, 2018May 7, 2018 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.
Posted on March 14, 2018May 7, 2018 …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.”
Posted on March 14, 2018May 7, 2018 1 Big Thing: Mind The Gap… Mar 14 2018 – Steve Levine – Axios Machines are aiding the growth of the wage gap.
Posted on March 14, 2018May 7, 2018 Facebook Co-Founder Chris Hughes Says The 1 Percent Should Give Cash To Working People 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.
Posted on March 13, 2018May 7, 2018 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.
Posted on March 8, 2018 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.
Posted on March 8, 2018March 13, 2018 Many In Silicon Valley Support Universal Basic Income. Now The California Democratic Party Does, Too. March 8 2018 – Shirin Ghaffary – Recode It’s a sign that the idea is moving from fringe to mainstream.