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.
Marc Benioff just donated $30 million to research solutions for homelessness
Homelessness is a major problem across America, but hardly anywhere is it as shocking as in San Francisco. Despite having the most millionaires per square mile, the city also has thousands of homeless residents, most of which coming from San Francisco originally and having a job before winding up Read More...
This California city is hosting America’s first universal basic income trial
While we have seen trials of universal basic income take place in various places around the world such as Finland and Canada, we have yet to see anything of the sort in the US—until now. In the city of Stockton, California, an experimental basic income program is underway in which 130 residents Read More...
How universal basic income can create more trust amongst the people
In February, the first report came out from Finland’s groundbreaking experiment in universal basic income, which gave 560 euros to 2,000 randomly selected unemployed people. The report showed receiving free money made recipients happier without making them any less likely to join the workforce. Read More...
Cow milk sales down more than $1 billion because of plant-based alternatives
As environmental concerns grow around the world, so does the trend of dairy alternatives, leading to a significant decrease in the sales of traditional cow milk. In 2018, the sales of dairy milk dropped about $1.1 billion, closing with net sales totaling $13.6 billion, compared to 2017’s $14.7 Read More...
Secondhand clothing could soon become a bigger market than fast fashion
Shopping for second-hand clothes has gone from a niche fashion statement to trendy in just a matter of years, which is a huge win for the environment. In fact, the industry the resale of second-hand clothing is currently worth $24 billion and is expected to reach $51 billion in five years. Most Read More...
Microloans are starting to show some promise for low-income women in New Jersey
For a while, microfinance was the hottest trend in global development. The promise? That you could transform a poor person’s life with a very small loan that would let them start their own business — and then the lender gets their money back, which could then go on to transform someone else’s Read More...
The world’s biggest divestment in oil and gas is underway
The world’s largest sovereign wealth fund, which manages $1 trillion of Norway’s assets, is to dump investments in firms that explore for oil and gas. The divestment will gradually start phasing out $8 billion held in 134 fossil fuels companies, making it the biggest divestment the world has Read More...
Are we entering the era of the post-consumer?
One of the key things we learned from the UN’s latest report on climate change is that to successfully limit global warming to 1.5C, people must start making changes in their lifestyle. The good news is that many millennials are doing so already by not following the typical consumerist behavior Read More...
One of the biggest criticisms of Universal Basic Income has been proven wrong
Existing welfare programs are a tangled mess. If welfare recipients start making too much money, they lose food stamps, medical care, and housing vouchers—essentially trapping recipients in poverty. One way around this problem is universal basic income (UBI), which guarantees every citizen a Read More...
New credit card allows immigrants without a credit score to easily build one
For immigrants who lack a credit history in the US, it can be difficult to do things such as buy a home or get a credit card. Petal, a new online company, solves this issue by connecting people with little to no credit history with a line of credit of up to $10,000. Instead of relying on the narrow Read More...