by Cecilia Blanford | Apr 30, 2019 | Uncategorized
Work Richard R. Troxell, President of House the Homeless, Inc., is one of those people who almost has too much common sense. While everybody is frantic about jobs being outsourced, Richard asks us to think about what kinds of jobs can’t be outsourced. People who cut...
by Pat Hartman | Apr 23, 2019 | Uncategorized
Austin, Texas, is an exceptional city for many reasons, one of them being the existence of Community First! Village (CF!V). It is the creation of Mobile Loaves and Fishes (MLF), the social outreach ministry that has been making a difference locally since 1998. Since...
by Pat Hartman | Apr 16, 2019 | Uncategorized
In Emeryville (in California’s Bay Area) the City Council decided to incrementally raise its minimum wage for workplaces with 55 or fewer employees. It went to $13 per hour in 2016, then $14 the next year, and $15 in 2018, and this coming July it goes up to $16. Yes,...
by Pat Hartman | Apr 9, 2019 | Uncategorized
What would be the advantage of distributing the same amount to everyone, with no strings attached? It seems counterintuitive, but associate professor of philosophy at the University of San Diego Matt Zwolinski explains how the universality would be an economic...
by Pat Hartman | Apr 2, 2019 | Uncategorized
In some circles, Universal Basic Income (UBI) is an idea that sounds perfectly natural. After all, in ancient times when the hunters and gatherers brought home food, they shared it with everyone. They could have eaten their babies, but they didn’t. Despite being...
