Articles in the government Category

Strong signs of real progress toward a basic income in the United States Over the past week we’ve seen some possible breakthrough steps toward a basic income. Did you miss that news? Not surprising, because it’s been buried in news reports about the Copenhagen Climate talks. Sen. Maria Cantwell from Washington is introducing a bill [...]

What does “our government” mean to you? It’s a phrase politicians, pundits, and ordinary people often use, so often that it’s a cliché, something we say without thinking. Have you ever thought about it? What is “our government”? My answer, probably like most peoples’, starts with some patriotic chestnuts, “We the People” and “government of, [...]