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Does giving people cash make them autonomous, or does it incentivize them to work less? Researchers spent eight years studying that question, and the results are in. The conclusion? Well, it’s complicated. The results of the biggest study on guaranteed income programs are finally in https://19thnews.org/2024/07/study-guaranteed-income-program-results/ Related Reading
Public libraries are unashamed socialist organizations that form a bulwark against capitalism, and not only is that a very, very, very good thing, but all across the nation libraries are very, very, very popular with people — regardless of their political leanings. The Library Is a Commons https://inthesetimes.com/article/public-libraries-are-commons-in-america Related Reading
Emerging research is turning up solid evidence that nature may be as important to good mental and physical health as diet, exercise and sleep. Even looking at trees from a hospital window has been shown to help. The Fourth Pillar of Health: Nature Time https://www.yesmagazine.org/health-happiness/2024/07/03/diet-exercise-nature-prescription Related Reading
Upside Foods, which produces “delicious meat” grown in labs, was planning to sell its products in Miami starting in December, but then Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a ban on the meats, telling Upside to “take your fake lab-grown meat elsewhere.” Now it’s up to the courts to decide. Upside Foods files lawsuit against Florida…
Climate change is reducing areas where coffee can grow, and the change is happening so rapidly that experts say that by 2050 the price of coffee will be so high that only the very richest among us will be able to afford a cup. But not to worry. Startups are betting that substitutes made of…
Singapore has approved 16 species of insects for human consumption. Among them are honeybees, mealworms, grasshoppers and crickets, and restaurants are devising recipes for their menus. The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization promotes insects as alternative protein sources, and notes that farming them is much better for the environment than raising cattle. Locusts in your…
Downtowns across the country are plagued by office and retail vacancies, but a collaborative effort in Memphis is proving it need not be this way. Memphis is demonstrating how a focused, anchor-led approach to development, combined with a culture of humility, an eagerness to learn, and the realization that collaboration among institutions and individual people…
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Wouldn’t you like to eat free for a year? It’s possible, and France is showing the way by banning supermarkets from throwing away unsold food and making big polluters financially responsible for the waste they create. France has even passed an anti-waste law that laid out dozens of objectives for waste prevention, including a national…
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Even though the great majority of Americans think crime is increasing across the nation, it isn’t. Actually, the exact opposite is true: crime rates are plummeting almost everywhere. So what causes the wide discrepancy between perception and truth? Here are three theories. Why do Americans always think crime is going up? https://www.vox.com/policy/356269/falling-crime-trends-public-perception-voter-concerns Related Reading
Renting a house these days has become so expensive that many people cannot afford it, so the federal government has been using a voucher system to help them. But the system has grown so complicated that many landlords refuse to accept them. Are direct cash payments the answer? It’s being considered. The federal government’s new…
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