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Lip @iamlip.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
Basic income for all could lift millions out of poverty – and change how we think about inequality theconversation.com/basic-income...
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Basic income for all could lift millions out of poverty – and change how we think about inequality
Providing citizens with a basic income has shown signs of success in lifting people out of poverty, but more importantly the idea is transforming the way we think about inequality.
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Lip @iamlip.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
Direct democracy may be key to a happier American democracy theconversation.com/direct-democ...
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Direct democracy may be key to a happier American democracy
Data shows that voters organizing ballot initiatives on issues like marijuana use and plastic bag bans are doing more than creating DIY laws – they are spreading happiness.
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Lip @iamlip.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
Americans agree more than they might think − not knowing this jeopardizes the nation’s shared values theconversation.com/americans-ag...
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Americans agree more than they might think − not knowing this jeopardizes the nation’s shared values
Most Americans actually agree on key issues, including reproductive rights, firearms laws and climate change.
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Lip @iamlip.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
Why community-owned grocery stores like co-ops are the best recipe for revitalizing food deserts theconversation.com/why-communit...
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Why community-owned grocery stores like co-ops are the best recipe for revitalizing food deserts
Prodded by Michelle Obama and other government leaders, Walmart and other major US retailers vowed to build hundreds of stores in food deserts. What happened?
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Lip @iamlip.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
Canada’s small businesses could be saved by converting them to co-operatives theconversation.com/canadas-smal...
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Canada’s small businesses could be saved by converting them to co-operatives
The co-operative business model needs to be seriously considered and nurtured as a viable response to closing companies and lost jobs as a result of the pandemic.
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Lip @iamlip.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
Why Canada needs a law that gives workers the right to govern their workplace theconversation.com/why-canada-n...
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Why Canada needs a law that gives workers the right to govern their workplace
In its governance structure, the modern workplace operates as a kind of mini dictatorship. But what if there were an actual legal right to workplace democracy?
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Lip @iamlip.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
Employee-owned companies perform better, but are resisted by banks, lawyers and governments theconversation.com/employee-own...
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Employee-owned companies perform better, but are resisted by banks, lawyers and governments
Employee-owned businesses benefit from boosted productivity, profitability, and staff morale. So why are they so rare?
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Lip @iamlip.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
Americans agree politics is broken − here are 5 ideas for fixing key problems theconversation.com/americans-ag...
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Americans agree politics is broken − here are 5 ideas for fixing key problems
Surveys show Americans do not believe the political system is serving them. A mathematician of democracy highlights evidence-based changes that could improve matters without tearing the nation apart.
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Lip @iamlip.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
Democracy reform
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