jbessmor
@jbessmor.bsky.social
Ph.D., history of slavery & gendered violence. Moved here from the other place. Navigating finishing a book. In solidarity with other researchers who have lost funding. Dog person, obviously.
Coming up on a 5th anniversary as well. It is still all too much to grasp.
December 8, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Coming up on a 5th anniversary as well. It is still all too much to grasp.
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They gave a lot of artists a basic income in Ireland and they found they generated a €1.39 return for every €1 invested. They're now making it permanent. theconversation.com/irelands-bas...
Ireland’s basic income scheme for artists points at how governments could help sectors in crisis
It’s one of the first to make it out of the pilot stage and to offer a subsistence level payment.
theconversation.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:25 AM
They gave a lot of artists a basic income in Ireland and they found they generated a €1.39 return for every €1 invested. They're now making it permanent. theconversation.com/irelands-bas...