The idea of granting every citizen a no-strings-attached universal basic income is still treated as a utopian idea in America. In Switzerland, they’re a month away from voting on it.Read more...

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  • Switzerland advocates for Russian inclusion in upcoming Peace Summit on Ukraine
    A peace process without Russia is unthinkable,” the Swiss Foreign Ministry stated on May 2, adding that Bern “has always shown openness to extending an invitation” to Moscow for the Peace Summit on ...
    05/2/2024 - 1:26 am | View Link
  • Bitcoin can restore Swiss neutrality, says activist calling on central bank to invest in cryptocurrency
    Crypto activist Yves Bennaïm is seeking 100,000 signatures to trigger a referendum that could amend Switzerland’s constitution and force the ...
    04/23/2024 - 1:40 am | View Link
  • You can get a note giving you a month off work for £25 without seeing GP
    After paying £44 he was sent a formal document signed by a GP giving him one month off work. He contacted a second company, filled in a short form and paid £25 for an official document signed by ...
    04/19/2024 - 12:59 pm | View Link
  • INSIDE SWITZERLAND
    Switzerland's largest party, the national-conservative SVP, wants to enshrine an absolute form of neutrality in the constitution. A more honest alternative is the NATO option: an accession plan in ...
    04/18/2024 - 2:08 am | View Link
  • A Georgia basic income program is giving Black women $850 a month. They say it helps them pay bills and reduce debt.
    The program is one of many guaranteed income programs nationwide aimed at helping people afford their basic needs. The program, which launched in 2022, is providing payments to 650 women over two ...
    04/1/2024 - 12:05 am | View Link
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