Oct 1 2018 – Jon Christian – Futurism
Experts predict that automation is going to replace hundreds of millions of jobs over the next few decades.
Automation Could Destroy Poor Economies, Says Historian
Why do some in the tech community support universal basic income? They’re ‘terrified’ about the future.
July 11 2018 – Eric Johnson – Recode
So says Annie Lowrey, the author of a new book called “Give People Money: How a Universal Basic Income Would End Poverty, Revolutionize Work, and Remake the World.”
Who Really Stands to Win from Universal Basic Income?
July 9 2018 – Nathan Heller – The New Yorker
Thus far, Universal Basic Income lives entirely in people’s heads—untried at any major scale.
Basic income could work—if you do it Canada-style
June 20 2018 – Brian Bergstein – Technology Review
A Canadian province is giving people money with no strings attached—revealing both the appeal and the limitations of the idea.
Free Cash to Fight Income Inequality? California City Is First in U.S. to Try
May 30 2018 – Peter S. Goodman – The New York Times
Long plagued by poverty and desperation, Stockton, Calif., is testing universal basic income as a means of improving the lives of its residents.
AI Will Spell The End Of Capitalism
May 3 2018 – Feng Xiang – Washington Post
If AI can rationally allocate resources and fairly share the wealth it creates, a successful planned economy could be achievable.
…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.
Automation Is Going To Hit Workers In Three Waves, And The One Is Already Here
Feb 7th 2018 – Erin Winick – MIT Technology Review
The three phases of the future of work due to automation.