Worklife
Learn about how you can achieve a better work-life balance, and check out the latest news about the world of work, including advancements on ideas like the four-day work week and universal basic income.
How 2 schools in Kentucky have made college free for decades
Although the US is known for its outrageously expensive universities, there are two colleges in Kentucky that have been offering free education for decades: Berea College and Alice Lloyd College. To cover costs without tuition revenue, Berea's board of trustees did something almost 100 years ago Read More...
Greta Thunberg effect: How carbon offsetting has spiked in the past 18 months
She is 16-years-old, and she already has a phenomenon named after her called the “Greta Thunberg effect”. It refers to the huge increase in individuals and businesses choosing to offset their emissions by investing in carbon-reducing projects in developing countries. Ever since Thunberg’s Read More...
Brazil is rolling out a full-on basic income program for over 50,000 people
Can basic income programs help people achieve a better standard of living and rise out of poverty? The jury is still out, mainly because we don’t have enough data to inform the jury. That’s why it’s great news that a massive basic income program featuring more than 50,000 participants is Read More...
Many banks invest in fossil fuels. This bank does the opposite
You have every reason to be skeptical about what your bank does with your money. After all, big banks such as Wells Fargo poured $1.9 trillion into fossil-fuel companies in the three years that followed the signing of the Paris Agreement. With that said, not all banks have been so irresponsible. Read More...
How to be a conscious consumer, even on a budget
Sociologist Joseph Cohen once said, “America is a place where the luxuries are cheap and the necessities are expensive.” While we might feel like our lives are overrun with cheap goods, it can be difficult to shop more sustainably when it feels like the greener options eat away at your Read More...
Money talks: what's yours saying about the environment?
So you bring your own bag to the grocery store, you carpool to work and are cutting down on your meat consumption. Looking for something more to shrink your personal carbon footprint? Changing the way you manage your money can actually help make your lifestyle more sustainable. Here are eight ways Read More...
California just legalized public banks. That’s amazing for communities
The Standing Rock movement in 2016 brought together Indigenous activists from across the nation to fight against the Dakota Access Pipeline. One of the demands of this movement included divestment from Wells Fargo, a bank that was funding the development of the pipeline. This brought into the Read More...
Stockton UBI experiment: recipients are spending money only to cover basic needs
The first results from a Universal Basic Income (UBI) experiment in Stockton, California are in—and guess what? They’re already disproving one of the most popular arguments levied against UBI, which is that recipients will use the money on frivolous purchases. In Stockton, the early results Read More...
How cryptocurrencies are helping people in distressed countries
For some, cryptocurrencies are just an investment opportunity filled with speculation. For others, it’s a means of surviving. The latter is the case in Venezuela where hyperinflation has completely decimated the value of the national currency, the Bolivar. Trust in the Bolivar is plummeting, Read More...
Here’s 8 tips for saving money on your mortgage
Buying your first home is an exciting time, but mortgages can be complex and confusing. How do you know if you’re getting the best deal? This week, we bring you eight tips from NPR to help you save money on a mortgage and make the process of buying a house as stress-free as possible. Shop Read More...