Remember, Martha Stewart went to prison for insider trading that paled in comparison to what's going on now right in our faces, viz. the incredible ups and downs of the market linked to the administration's ever changing status statements. #AcademicSky #EconSky #Universal #News #following

"This is an important thing to think about."

You go, girl. #AcademicSky #news #EconSky #universal #following

Here is a 2-minute video of my friend and fellow member of the Gerald Huff Fund for Humanity, Scott Ellis who is also a member of the Patriotic Millionaires, speaking at a presser on the steps of the Capitol on Tax Day: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZ5l... #AcademicSky #News #Universal #EconSky

"Having an [unconditional basic income] was such an eye-opening and different experience for them that really moved them forward in ways that are tangible, but aren’t as popular or sexy to talk about in policy... If someone’s telling you it’s changed their life, you need to listen to them."

Unconditional basic income works. We have the studies. We have the data. What we don't have yet is the will. I think we can build it. I know we have to try. I know we have to fight for it. It's certainly not going to be handed to us by those who will definitely pay more in taxes as part of the deal.

My friend and fellow member of the board of the Gerald Huff Fund for Humanity Scott Ellis is on a tear. He just spoke at the Capitol on Tax Day as a member of Patriotic Millionaires: www.commondreams.org/news/million... #EconSky #News #Universal #AcademicSky #Following

The Dems always listen to the wrong people, viz. the electoral debacle of 2024's presidential election. #AcademicSky #EconSky #News #Discover #Following

Here the debate about UBI and AI on 2WAY sponsored by the Gerald Huff Fund for Humanity: basicincometoday.com/automation-n... #AcademicSky #EconSky #News

The Gerald Huff Fund for Humanity sponsored a debate about the need for UBI to answer the threat AI poses for our jobs on 2WAY. Here it is: basicincometoday.com/automation-n...

In CA all you need to register to vote is to check a box on a form. To get rid of the Save Act forever, I propose that all 1st registrations should be with a birth certificate or naturalization papers & from then on, just a picture ID & an ongoing ad campaign educating Americans about the process.

Between this and Orban’s resounding defeat, there’s a light at the end of the tunnel.

"The pilot participants who received assistance were given $1k in the first month and then $600 for the following 11 months. The results showed recidivism fell, and self-sufficiency and mental health improved, all resulting in net savings for taxpayers." AGAIN www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2026/04...

This is a perfect example of why every vote counts. And so is Hungary!

Voters in a small Missouri town, unhappy with the city council’s approval of a $6B data center, ousted all four incumbent council members running for reelection

Massive street party in Budapest right now: huge crowds dancing, hugging, crying, and opening bottles. (Reuters)

I’ll have what Hungary’s having.

That’s what has to happen in November in the good old USA. #AcademicSky #universal #news

It's amazing that the United States of America which dominated the 20th century, is going back to fossil fuels when the rest of the world (including Albania, Ethiopia, and Paraguay) is rapidly transitioning to renewables. American exceptionalism??? #AcademicSky #universal #Econsky #news

When the Dems retake the House (and maybe the Senate), they will not be able to get anything done legislatively because TFG will use the veto. Until 2028, they have to relentlessly pursue and punish all the corrupters and traitors. The American people are sick of the lack of consequences.

The president of Iran has written a letter to the citizens of the United States. It’s not a crazy ranting speech intended to bully us, like we get from our own government. It comes across as a very honest appeal to rethink our actions. thoughtportal.org/2026/04/02/f...

“I believe it is time to explore concepts like the universal basic income (UBI), also known as ‘the negative income tax’: an unconditional flat payment to all citizens, which could be dispersed through the tax system.” — Pope Francis, in the final section of his book Let Us Dream Happy Easter! 🥚

This is what the Democrats have to take into account because all those things happened on their watch, too. If they regain control and go back to the same old, same old, this disaster will be perpetuated.

Just heard a great idea to prevent the total disaster of having an R win the Calif gubernatorial race: Wait until the last minute of the primary and vote for whichever D is ahead in the polling regardless of what your preference might be. #AcademicSky #news #universal #EconSky

We should have started a universal basic income back in 1975, and it should have grown this entire time in line with national productivity growth. My latest:

How would it make it harder? Most voters receive their ballots several weeks before the election and even if they return them a week before (given that the post office will no longer guarantee shorter delivery times), their votes will be counted. Ppl have to accept responsibility for their actions.

What a great Idea!

Recorded this one last week. If you are concerned about AI automating a significant percentage of the labor market, and/or just want to learn more about Universal Basic Income, I hope anyone who listens to this finds it useful. Spoiler: regardless of AI, UBI makes sense, but AI makes it more needed.

Why is everyone talking about this?

That an ancient civilization with limited tools could create such a marvel speaks to the potential of Humankind. Instead, what with the result of the 2024 election and the advent of AI, we are proving to be an insane suicidal species. #AcademicSky #news #universal

The richest Americans saw their net worth soar 120% from 2017 to 2025. The top 1% now control $55.8 trillion in assets — more than the G.D.P. of the United States and China combined. Meanwhile, millions of Americans live paycheck to paycheck. Still wondering if inequality is out of control?

Tax wealth and distribute universal basic income as a dividend share of productivity growth. That's the new and rising floor to protect everyone from the worst and make sure everyone benefits. Also do universal healthcare to fully decouple survival from jobs. And 4-day 32hr weeks as a time dividend.

My friend and fellow board member of the Gerald Huff Fund for Humanity, Scott Ellis, was quoted on the Velshi show, MS NOW: #AcademicSky #EconSky #Universal #news

My friend and fellow board member of the Gerald Huff Fund for Humanity, was quoted on the Velshi show on MS NOW:

I don't like talking about the cost of universal basic income, not because it's some high number, but because it assumes not doing it is free. We spend $1.5 TRILLION a year on the costs of child poverty alone. We cut child poverty by 40% for a cost of $100B in 2021. That would have been a $500B GAIN

Worried about AI taking your job? Tune in to 2Ways debate to find an answer by registering here: 2way.tv/automation/ #AcademicSky #universal #news

Worried about what AI will do to your job? Watch this debate on 2Way that will answer that question. #AcademicSky #universal #news

We don't know what impact AI will have on productivity in our immediate future but Universal Basic Income (UBI) is the only way to share AI and productivity gains with EVERYONE, and it needs to be everyone because we all trained it with our data/work and funded its development with public dollars.

The corrupt system keeps these kinds of ideas from happening.

Ireland decided to grant 2000 artists a guaranteed income and found that for every euro invested, the return to the economy was 1.39 euros. They are working on making it permanent: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... #AcademicSky #universal #news

WHAT HAPPENED TO ANTI-TRUST? THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. #AcademicSky #Universal #news

An excursion is when you go hiking in Colorado. An incursion is when you do a sneaky thing to another country like kidnapping its ruler (see Venezuela). A war is what the U.S.A. waging in Iran. #AcademicSky #universal #news

This administration's enthusiastic support of fossil fuels to the detriment of renewable energy is like a step back into the Middle Ages.

You know who didn't give her a chance to win the election? Pres. Biden.

WATCH — @jamestalarico.bsky.social : “Every dollar we spend bombing people in the Middle East is one we’re not spending here at home. We’re always told we don’t have enough money for schools or healthcare or for veterans, but there’s always enough to bomb people on the other side of the world.”

Isn’t time the Ds replaced Chuck Schumer with this guy? #AcademicSky #universal #news

I wonder how the incel bros who love MAGA’s machoism are going to feel about THAT. #AcademicSky #Universal #news

There’s never enough money for schools or healthcare or veterans. But there’s always enough money to bomb people on the other side of the world. We can support the democracy movement in Iran without bombing innocent schoolchildren and sending our American troops off to die.

The real problem is that we have a president who is being blackmailed by Netanyahu and Putin. Whatever it is, it must be pretty bad. Why on earth would a GOP Congress go along with this? The ultimate answer is money.