Livable4all
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A practical shift to a livable-for-all economy is possible. Book: Economic Offramp-How a Guaranteed Livable Income Can Get Us Off the Road to Destruction and Onto a Livable Future (via 3pennypublishing.com - free ebooks available) West Coast Canada
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A Guaranteed Livable Income is the fastest and least disruptive way we can shift from a catastrophic, growth-obsessed #economy to a livable future. #guaranteedlivableincome #basicincome #UBI #GLI #livable #livable4all #environment #degrowth #consumption #economicofframp
In the mid-1960s, half of Canada’s population was under twenty-five. Government-sponsored youth service work and volunteer projects sprang up both to tap into the youthful idealism of the times and because officials feared unrest from the big wave of youth. medium.com/@Livable4All...
National Youth Service: Why is there renewed interest, and what can we learn from the youth…
More discussions (pro and con) about national service youth programs have been popping up recently in the US, Canada, and the UK.
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November 27, 2025 at 4:56 PM
In the mid-1960s, half of Canada’s population was under twenty-five. Government-sponsored youth service work and volunteer projects sprang up both to tap into the youthful idealism of the times and because officials feared unrest from the big wave of youth. medium.com/@Livable4All...
The world of work is never going back to what it was. We humans need to update our “software” about how we think about work. medium.com/@Livable4All...
National Youth Service: Why is there renewed interest, and what can we learn from the youth…
More discussions (pro and con) about national service youth programs have been popping up recently in the US, Canada, and the UK.
medium.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The world of work is never going back to what it was. We humans need to update our “software” about how we think about work. medium.com/@Livable4All...
Given the renewed interest in these national service ideas, it’s worth looking back to the 1960s and 70s and similar programs that ran in Canada and the US. There are three reasons to do this now medium.com/@Livable4All...
National Youth Service: Why is there renewed interest, and what can we learn from the youth…
More discussions (pro and con) about national service youth programs have been popping up recently in the US, Canada, and the UK.
medium.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Given the renewed interest in these national service ideas, it’s worth looking back to the 1960s and 70s and similar programs that ran in Canada and the US. There are three reasons to do this now medium.com/@Livable4All...
National Youth Service: Why is there renewed interest, and what can we learn from the youth programs of the 1960s and 70s? medium.com/@Livable4All...
National Youth Service: Why is there renewed interest, and what can we learn from the youth…
More discussions (pro and con) about national service youth programs have been popping up recently in the US, Canada, and the UK.
medium.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:53 PM
National Youth Service: Why is there renewed interest, and what can we learn from the youth programs of the 1960s and 70s? medium.com/@Livable4All...
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George V
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God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater
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Essential Vonnegut Interviews
Biographies & Memoirs · 2006
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November 21, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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Warren: "With Jeffrey Epstein, I really mean follow the money. Here's the deal - JPMorgan Chase - yes, Jamie Dimon, I'm looking at you -- is Epstein's bank, a close personal relationship that spans years. Shouldn't this be in the JPMorgan's ads?...I'd like to have Dimon come in & under oath testify"
November 21, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Warren: "With Jeffrey Epstein, I really mean follow the money. Here's the deal - JPMorgan Chase - yes, Jamie Dimon, I'm looking at you -- is Epstein's bank, a close personal relationship that spans years. Shouldn't this be in the JPMorgan's ads?...I'd like to have Dimon come in & under oath testify"
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The Sunday Edition, May 31, 2015
Animal rights; Mintzberg on "rebalancing society"; Stiller & Meara; Dying in Switzerland; ALEC
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November 22, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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Trying it over here on a platform not run by a shady mega-dude. I write for @theglobeandmail.com & wrote a book about the Holocaust and intergenerational trauma called Kiss the Red Stairs: The Holocaust, Once Removed. Looking forward to civil interactions.
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Kiss the Red Stairs by Marsha Lederman | Penguin Random House Canada
NATIONAL BESTSELLERFor readers of All Things Consoled by Elizabeth Hay and They Left Us Everything by Plum Johnson, Kiss the Red Stairs is a compelling memoir by award-winning journalist Marsha Lederm...
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November 13, 2024 at 4:59 PM
Trying it over here on a platform not run by a shady mega-dude. I write for @theglobeandmail.com & wrote a book about the Holocaust and intergenerational trauma called Kiss the Red Stairs: The Holocaust, Once Removed. Looking forward to civil interactions.
www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/624459...
www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/624459...
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Derek Thompson, Plain English Podcast - Nov. 18, 2025 “How Superintelligent AI Could Upend Work and Politics”
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How Superintelligent AI Could Upend Work and Politics - The Ringer
Many AI experts believe that sometime in the next few years, we will build something close to artificial general intelligence (AGI), a system that can do nearly all valuable cognitive work as well as ...
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November 21, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Derek Thompson, Plain English Podcast - Nov. 18, 2025 “How Superintelligent AI Could Upend Work and Politics”
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RGS Member Erin's why:
"Helping others learn about alternatives to exploiting animals is vital to creating a kinder world for all animals. Their story of transformation from a cattle ranch to a vegan safe haven is truly inspiring."
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"Helping others learn about alternatives to exploiting animals is vital to creating a kinder world for all animals. Their story of transformation from a cattle ranch to a vegan safe haven is truly inspiring."
Join the Herd! 🐮
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November 17, 2025 at 3:22 PM
RGS Member Erin's why:
"Helping others learn about alternatives to exploiting animals is vital to creating a kinder world for all animals. Their story of transformation from a cattle ranch to a vegan safe haven is truly inspiring."
Join the Herd! 🐮
➡️ bit.ly/3JH1n6N
"Helping others learn about alternatives to exploiting animals is vital to creating a kinder world for all animals. Their story of transformation from a cattle ranch to a vegan safe haven is truly inspiring."
Join the Herd! 🐮
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The 20th-century economist Robert Solow created the theory of infinite economic growth by substituting "technological innovation" for the productivity of land in his model, thereby decoupling the economy from any limits imposed by land or ecosystems.
The world took his theory as gospel.
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The world took his theory as gospel.
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Climate intervention may not be enough to save coffee, chocolate and wine, new study finds
Climate intervention may not be enough to save coffee, chocolate and wine, new study finds
A new study published in Environmental Research Letters reveals that even advanced climate intervention strategies may not be enough to secure the future of wine grapes, coffee and cacao. These crops are vital to many economies and provide livelihoods for farmers worldwide. However, they are increasingly vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Rising temperatures […]
The post Climate intervention may not be enough to save coffee, chocolate and wine, new study finds appeared first on IOP Publishing.
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November 4, 2025 at 12:06 PM
The 20th-century economist Robert Solow created the theory of infinite economic growth by substituting "technological innovation" for the productivity of land in his model, thereby decoupling the economy from any limits imposed by land or ecosystems.
The world took his theory as gospel.
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The world took his theory as gospel.
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“It was deathly silent. The only animals that looked happy were the sea cucumbers. They are the detritus-eaters.”
Humans, shifting to a plant-based diet is one of the most impactful lifestyle changes you can make to act on climate & species extinctions.
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Humans, shifting to a plant-based diet is one of the most impactful lifestyle changes you can make to act on climate & species extinctions.
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‘Deathly silent’: two out of three corals in world heritage-listed Ningaloo reef have been killed, scientists confirm
One expert says she is ‘starting to visualise the point where all we have left of corals and reefs is memories’
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November 19, 2025 at 6:23 PM
“It was deathly silent. The only animals that looked happy were the sea cucumbers. They are the detritus-eaters.”
Humans, shifting to a plant-based diet is one of the most impactful lifestyle changes you can make to act on climate & species extinctions.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Humans, shifting to a plant-based diet is one of the most impactful lifestyle changes you can make to act on climate & species extinctions.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
November 20, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Post-capitialism depends
on its ability to hitch itself onto the natural desire
of people not to feel desperate while defining pessimism
as a socially harmful personal deficiency.
How Will Capitalism End?
by Wolfgang Streeck, 2017, Verso Books
on its ability to hitch itself onto the natural desire
of people not to feel desperate while defining pessimism
as a socially harmful personal deficiency.
How Will Capitalism End?
by Wolfgang Streeck, 2017, Verso Books
November 19, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Post-capitialism depends
on its ability to hitch itself onto the natural desire
of people not to feel desperate while defining pessimism
as a socially harmful personal deficiency.
How Will Capitalism End?
by Wolfgang Streeck, 2017, Verso Books
on its ability to hitch itself onto the natural desire
of people not to feel desperate while defining pessimism
as a socially harmful personal deficiency.
How Will Capitalism End?
by Wolfgang Streeck, 2017, Verso Books
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And it would be very easy if we did:
#BasicIncome and #3DayWorkWeek that would reduce our pollutions by 40% and traffic by 50% if half of us work first 3 days and the other half the next 3 days of the week, all of us would have 4 day weekend every week and #ClimateCrisis wouldn’t exist.
#BasicIncome and #3DayWorkWeek that would reduce our pollutions by 40% and traffic by 50% if half of us work first 3 days and the other half the next 3 days of the week, all of us would have 4 day weekend every week and #ClimateCrisis wouldn’t exist.
For the first time we have the power to decide the fate of our planet and ourselves. This is a time of great danger, but our species is young and curious and brave and shows much promise.
- Carl Sagan
- Carl Sagan
July 28, 2025 at 8:27 PM
And it would be very easy if we did:
#BasicIncome and #3DayWorkWeek that would reduce our pollutions by 40% and traffic by 50% if half of us work first 3 days and the other half the next 3 days of the week, all of us would have 4 day weekend every week and #ClimateCrisis wouldn’t exist.
#BasicIncome and #3DayWorkWeek that would reduce our pollutions by 40% and traffic by 50% if half of us work first 3 days and the other half the next 3 days of the week, all of us would have 4 day weekend every week and #ClimateCrisis wouldn’t exist.
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It’s time to evolve.
If we had #BasicIncome and #3DayWorkWeek that would reduce our pollutions by 40% and traffic by 50% if half of us work first 3 days and the other half the next 3 days of the week, all of us would have 4 day weekend every week and #ClimateCrisis wouldn’t exist.
If we had #BasicIncome and #3DayWorkWeek that would reduce our pollutions by 40% and traffic by 50% if half of us work first 3 days and the other half the next 3 days of the week, all of us would have 4 day weekend every week and #ClimateCrisis wouldn’t exist.
November 15, 2025 at 7:28 PM
It’s time to evolve.
If we had #BasicIncome and #3DayWorkWeek that would reduce our pollutions by 40% and traffic by 50% if half of us work first 3 days and the other half the next 3 days of the week, all of us would have 4 day weekend every week and #ClimateCrisis wouldn’t exist.
If we had #BasicIncome and #3DayWorkWeek that would reduce our pollutions by 40% and traffic by 50% if half of us work first 3 days and the other half the next 3 days of the week, all of us would have 4 day weekend every week and #ClimateCrisis wouldn’t exist.
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A Guaranteed Livable Income is the fastest and least disruptive way we can shift from a catastrophic, growth-obsessed #economy to a livable future. #guaranteedlivableincome #basicincome #UBI #GLI #livable #livable4all #environment #degrowth #consumption #economicofframp
November 17, 2025 at 4:47 PM
A Guaranteed Livable Income is the fastest and least disruptive way we can shift from a catastrophic, growth-obsessed #economy to a livable future. #guaranteedlivableincome #basicincome #UBI #GLI #livable #livable4all #environment #degrowth #consumption #economicofframp
"Motivating non-owners to work hard in the interest of the owners - requires artful devices - sticks and carrots of the most diverse sorts … that have to be continuously reinvented…" Wolfgang Streeck,
How Will Capitalism End? 2017, Verso Books pumpjackpress.com/book-reviews...
How Will Capitalism End? 2017, Verso Books pumpjackpress.com/book-reviews...
November 17, 2025 at 4:43 PM
"Motivating non-owners to work hard in the interest of the owners - requires artful devices - sticks and carrots of the most diverse sorts … that have to be continuously reinvented…" Wolfgang Streeck,
How Will Capitalism End? 2017, Verso Books pumpjackpress.com/book-reviews...
How Will Capitalism End? 2017, Verso Books pumpjackpress.com/book-reviews...
"Motivating non-owners to work hard in the interest of the owners - requires artful devices - sticks and carrots of the most diverse sorts … that have to be continuously reinvented…" Wolfgang Streeck,
How Will Capitalism End? 2017, Verso Books pumpjackpress.com/book-reviews...
How Will Capitalism End? 2017, Verso Books pumpjackpress.com/book-reviews...
Book Review: How Will Capitalism End by Wolfgang Streeck
How Will Capitalism End: Essays on a Failing System by Wolfgang Streek is a riveting, disheartening and infuriating collection, written by an eminent academic who comes at economics via sociology, e...
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November 17, 2025 at 4:42 PM
"Motivating non-owners to work hard in the interest of the owners - requires artful devices - sticks and carrots of the most diverse sorts … that have to be continuously reinvented…" Wolfgang Streeck,
How Will Capitalism End? 2017, Verso Books pumpjackpress.com/book-reviews...
How Will Capitalism End? 2017, Verso Books pumpjackpress.com/book-reviews...
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📢 Bill S206 has been referred to the Senate Committee on National Finance for study. Check out our latest news release here.
#GLBI #BillS206 #SenCa #CdnPoli #PovertyReduction
#GLBI #BillS206 #SenCa #CdnPoli #PovertyReduction
November 7, 2025 at 4:12 PM
📢 Bill S206 has been referred to the Senate Committee on National Finance for study. Check out our latest news release here.
#GLBI #BillS206 #SenCa #CdnPoli #PovertyReduction
#GLBI #BillS206 #SenCa #CdnPoli #PovertyReduction
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Many types of basic income already work today successfully.
Alaska's UBI dividend is being called on as a model for Alberta and US sovereign wealth funds.
A guaranteed income floor is just a negative income tax that would save taxpayers money.
www.ubiworks.ca/gbi-vs-ubi
Alaska's UBI dividend is being called on as a model for Alberta and US sovereign wealth funds.
A guaranteed income floor is just a negative income tax that would save taxpayers money.
www.ubiworks.ca/gbi-vs-ubi
Basic Income Explained: Guaranteed Basic Income (GBI) vs. Universal Basic Income (UBI)
We already have basic income models that work: guaranteed basic income to lower poverty and UBI dividends from common resources. We explain the differences and how they work together to provide econom...
www.ubiworks.ca
November 11, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Many types of basic income already work today successfully.
Alaska's UBI dividend is being called on as a model for Alberta and US sovereign wealth funds.
A guaranteed income floor is just a negative income tax that would save taxpayers money.
www.ubiworks.ca/gbi-vs-ubi
Alaska's UBI dividend is being called on as a model for Alberta and US sovereign wealth funds.
A guaranteed income floor is just a negative income tax that would save taxpayers money.
www.ubiworks.ca/gbi-vs-ubi