Over 50,000 Israeli school children will start the academic year without the equipment they need, and one fifth of students don’t have a computer or the internet access required for remote learning, a report said Thursday. The Latet organization, which provides various welfare and food aid services to those in need, said 53,000 children were […]
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50,000 Israeli kids lack basic school supplies, 20% without computers, internet
50,000 Israeli kids lack basic school supplies, 20% without computers, internet
Over 50,000 Israeli school children will start the academic year without the equipment they need, and one fifth of students don’t have a computer or the internet access required for remote learning, a report said Thursday. The Latet organization, which provides various welfare and food aid services to those in need, said 53,000 children were […]
50,000 Israeli kids lack basic school supplies, 20% without computers, internet
Over 50,000 Israeli school children will start the academic year without the equipment they need, and one fifth of students don’t have a computer or the internet access required for remote learning, a report said Thursday. The Latet organization, which provides various welfare and food aid services to those in need, said 53,000 children were […]
Germany Starts Universal Basic Income Trial Giving Some Citizens $1400 A Month For 3 Years
The Facts: A small trial in Germany is set to take place giving participants $1400 a month for three years. They will compare the lives of those who receive it, and the participants who don’t. Reflect On: Why is the concept of universal basic income rejected by the major political parties in most developed nations? […]
Germany Begins A Universal-Basic-Income Trial For Three Years
Starting this week, 120 Germans will receive a form of universal basic income every month for three years. The concept of universal basic income has gained traction in recent years, and Finland tested a form of it in 2017. Germany is about to become the latest country to trial a universal basic income, starting a […]
The Basic Case For A Wealth Tax
Changes in tax policy since 1980 have been driving U.S. inequality to levels not seen since the original Gilded Age. Reversing that trajectory — and restoring a more egalitarian society — will require a complete overhaul of the changes in tax policy we’ve seen over the past four decades. Taxes as a share of national […]
Can We Expect Peace Between Nations When Our Most Basic Relationships Fail?
We are having a Full Moon in Aquarius on August 3rd/4th, it will appear the fullest on night of the 2nd in Western North America. This is the peak of the Lunar cycle that began with a New Moon in Cancer on July 20th/21st, as some of the themes mentioned in that article are still […]
Intl. Quds Day raises doubts about basic strategy of Israel regime
He made the above remarks ahead of this week’s Friday prayers sermon in Tehran University’s campus and added, “this year, International Quds Day will be definitely organized different from the past years.” The sacred land of Palestine was occupied by the Zionist regime thirty years ago before the Islamic Revolution with the plots waged by […]
Universal Basic Income: Left or Right?
Universal Basic Income: Left or Right? Above Photo: By Generation Grundeinkommen | CC BY 2.0 Universal basic income, a regular unconditional cash payment to the whole population is increasingly being discussed in social, political, academic circles and among citizens in general. People are championing it from right and left. But, if it’s being pushed from both […]
Finland Ends Its Experiment with Universal Basic Income
April 27, 2018 By Daniel J. Mitchell I’m conflicted. I’ve repeatedly expressed skepticism about the idea of governments providing a “basic income” because I fear the work ethic will (further) erode if people automatically receive a substantial chunk of money. Moreover, I also fear that a basic income will lead to an ever-expanding burden […]
Mandatory Eye Scans & Finger Prints Required To Buy Food & Use Basic Services In India
India has the world’s largest domestic biometric identification system. Big brother in India now requires all of its 1.3 billion residents to have their fingerprints, eyes and faces scanned in order to access public services like schools, grocery stores, welfare benefits and banks The Indian government has made registration mandatory for hundreds of public services […]
Eye Scans & Finger Prints Now Mandatory To Buy Food & Basic Services In India
Next Story A new move out of India requires all citizens to have their fingers printed, and their eyes scanned in order to use public services like schools, grocery stores, the bank, or anything that fits in that same category. Things are getting quite hectic on planet Earth these days. It seems that any action […]
Syrian refugee children in Jordan struggling to meet most basic needs: UNICEF
nsnbc : Eighty five per cent of Syrian refugee children in Jordan are living below the poverty line. A staggering 94 per cent of those […]
Stockton Gets Ready to Experiment With Universal Basic Income
Stockton Gets Ready to Experiment With Universal Basic Income January 29th, 2018 Via: KQED: Wage stagnation. Rising housing prices. Loss of middle-class jobs. The looming threat of automation. These are some of the problems facing Stockton and its residents, but the city’s mayor, Michael […]
Stockton, CA, attempts Universal Basic Income experiment after bankruptcy, overspending and decades of failed diversification
Wage stagnation. Rising housing prices. Loss of middle-class jobs. The looming threat of automation. These are some of the problems facing Stockton and its residents, but the city’s mayor, Michael Tubbs, says his city is far from unique. Stockton is one of many Bay Area cities on the fringe of the wealth accumulating in […]
The Basic Truth Most People Won’t Admit
The criminals running the world, the smart grid system and distraction IS the truth … The Smart Grid is the NWO …. Take the time yo listen to your future … Via thecrowhouse: You Might Also Like Nanochips and Smart Dust: The Dangerous New Face of the Human Microchipping Agenda 16 Conspiracy Theories That Turned […]
Scotland Bringing Basic Income to Life
Scotland Bringing Basic Income to Life UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME LANDS IN SCOTLAND People living in the Scottish cities of Glasgow, Edinburgh, Fife, and North Ayrshire may soon receive an unconditional monthly sum as part of a series of universal basic income pilots currently being explored with support from the local government. Although still in its infancy and […]
Trump’s Judicial Nominee Shows No Knowledge of Basic Legal Terms in Hearing
The testimony of one of President Donald Trump’s latest judicial nominees went viral Thursday after the potential future U.S. District Court judge was shown to have no knowledge of basic legal terms and little experience in law. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) asked Federal Election Commissioner Matthew Spencer Petersen if he had ever tried a criminal […]
A Radical Critique of Universal Basic Income
By Charles Hugh Smith This critique reveals the unintended consequences of UBI. Readers have been asking me what I thought of Universal Basic Income (UBI) as the solution to the systemic problem of jobs being replaced by automation. To answer this question, I realized I had to start by taking a fresh look […]