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South Africa could be the first-ever country to provide a no-strings-attached universal basic income
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 3 days agoSouth Africa's largest political party recently pledged to make it a reality. The country is ranked...
India’s inequality deserves a bigger risk premium
Reuters· 7 hours agoFor executives counting on the South Asian nation to provide an alternative to China as an investment and supply chain destination, it is a moment to sit...
General Election - latest: Tories U-turn on National Service pledge as Green Party launch manifesto
The Independent via Yahoo News· 13 minutes agoThe party has so far ruled out rising income tax, VAT, national insurance and corporation tax. But...
What is GDP, how is it measured and why does it matter?
BBC via AOL· 3 hours agoIf a country's population increases, it pushes GDP up, because with more people, more money will be...
Open access is working — but researchers in lower-income countries enjoy fewer benefits
Nature· 1 day agoDeep-seated aspects of local research systems need to be uprooted to ensure that researchers in low-...
Study shows WA residents among top earners in US. Here’s how much the median person makes
Tacoma News Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 days agoTurek added that the income gap on a state basis exists and depends on the levels of economic...
Philosophies of the Republican and Democratic parties differ
Chambersburg Public Opinion via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoLet’s start with the economy ... The Republican party emphasizes free-market principles, reduced government intervention...Democrats support increasing taxes on the wealthiest individuals and ...
How the Tories squeezed the life out of the top 1 per cent
The Telegraph via Yahoo Finance· 4 days agoBetween 2000 and 2010 it went up from 22pc to 25pc. But Helen Miller, of think tank the Institute...
Kenya is experimenting with universal basic income. Here's what the US could learn about no-strings...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 4 days agoAll participants said basic income improved their housing and food security, mental health, and...
US maternal mortality rate the highest among high-income countries
World Socialist Web Site· 5 days agoIn Norway, the maternal mortality rate in 2022 reached zero deaths per 100,000. Although the US...