Apr 11 Watch Has the market rally in biotech and Internet stocks hit a wall? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 11 Why Sweden, not Switzerland, should be America’s social welfare model By Barbara Bergmann Liberal economist Barbara Bergmann opposes the basic income for all the reasons libertarian economist Charles Murray supports it. Instead of replacing public assistance with a minimum income, she would prefer beefing up existing social welfare programs to be more like… Continue reading
Apr 10 Libertarian Charles Murray: The welfare state has denuded our civic culture By Charles Murray Charles Murray is no fan of U.S. bureaucracy. But cutting checks, he admits, is one of the few things big government does well. He thinks cutting bigger checks -- in the form of a guaranteed income for every adult citizen… Continue reading
Apr 09 Land Rover concept car allows drivers to see through a ‘transparent’ hood By Willis Raburu A new innovation from Land Rover will, quite literally, let you see through tough obstacles on your course. The British manufacturer plans to unveil the technology it calls a "Transparent Hood" at the 2014 New York Auto Show,… Continue reading
Apr 09 Toyota recalls 6.4 million vehicles for five separate defects By Ellen Rolfes Toyota announced a recall of 6.4 million vehicles globally, including 1.77 million of its vehicles in the U.S., for five potential safety faults. Only two of the flaws, USA Today reports, apply to U.S. models. Continue reading
Apr 09 How a ‘stupid painter from Switzerland’ is revolutionizing work By Enno Schmidt The leader of the movement for a guaranteed basic income in Switzerland knows it will fail when put to a vote by the Swiss people. But he's not concerned about that. Having a national conversation, he thinks, is still a… Continue reading
Apr 08 American Graduate lesson from St. Louis: the power of public-private partnerships By Kyla Calvert Mason When educators, parents and other community members joined in St. Louis’s Nine Network of Public Media town hall on improving the city’s schools, they talked about how to help more students graduate from high school with the skills they’ll need… Continue reading
Apr 07 Watch Idea of paying citizens a yearly stipend is gaining support in Switzerland By PBS News Hour In Switzerland, an idea to guarantee every citizen a yearly income of 30,000 Swiss francs, regardless of other wealth or employment, has gained enough supporters to trigger a referendum. Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports that the idea is gaining some… Continue watching
Apr 07 Senate votes to extend jobless benefits for long-term unemployed By David Espo, Associated Press Updated | 6:21 p.m. EDT: WASHINGTON -- On Wednesday, the Senate voted, 59-38, to extend jobless benefits for the long-term unemployed that expired late last year. Capping a three-month struggle, the approval sends the legislation to a hostile reception… Continue reading
Apr 07 Will a guaranteed income ever come to America? By Felix Oberholzer-Gee With far more economic inequality than Switzerland, why is the U.S. so much less tolerant of wealth redistribution?… Continue reading