Two people react to the police 'cleanup' operation of a tent encampment in Edmonton, Canada in December 2023. Charity Homeward Trust reports 3,041 unhoused individuals in the city Beyond Trafficking ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Tatiana Luboviski-Acosta has learned to perfect the art of the hustle. Born in Mexico and raised in Los Angeles ...

Artists and creative professionals are highly educated (86.5% have attained a third level education, compared to 53% in the general population) but earn low-pay. The nature of their work can be a ...

The concept of universal basic income has a long history. Figures like Martin Luther King Jr. and Richard Nixon supported versions of UBI. Now, the US and other countries have experimented with active ...

Universal basic income and guaranteed basic income programs offer unconditional, recurring payments. Basic income pilots are active in the US but have also been tried worldwide. Countries like Kenya ...

What is a Universal Basic Income? Universal basic income, commonly abbreviated as UBI is a program in which the government regularly grants every adult citizen a set sum of money with the aim of ...

The African National Congress (ANC) held its annual National Executive Council lekgotla at the end of January, outlining the party’s priorities for the year ahead and the administration’s five-year ...

Over half of Canadians feel “financially paralyzed” by the cost-of-living crisis, according to a recent poll. As life becomes more unaffordable for more people, we need governments to create policies ...

As an artist who brings complex stories to life through theater, I understand the power of storytelling to shape how we see the world — and what we believe is possible. Narratives can inspire hope, ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Switzerland’s traditionally conservative electorate will next month vote on the superficially preposterous idea ...