The film Where Do We Go From Here? by Piyarat Piyapongwiwat raises questions about the problems of capitalism. Incorporating footage from many sources such as news reports, interviews, documentaries as well as her own footage, the movie allows viewers to see how production in a capitalist world impacts various aspects of people's lives and creates social issues such as such as migrant workers, child labour, economic inequality, marine pollution, extinction of flowers, and global environmental hazards.
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The problems of systemic racism can t be resolved, says Beverly Daniel Tatum, acclaimed clinical psychologist and race relations expert, until white people experience genuine empathy so we can build a more inclusive community
Martin Luther King, Jr. warned in his last book,
Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?, that “a vigorous enforcement of civil rights will bring an end to segregated public facilities, but it cannot bring an end to fears, prejudice, pride and irrationality, which are the barriers to a truly integrated society.” He concluded that the problem of systemic racism will not be solved until white people experience genuine empathy for those who are the targets of that racism – until we close what I call the empathy gap.
Universal Basic Income: Wild Experiment or the Solution to Poverty?
Stockton, Calif., and tech entrepreneurs are exploring whether access to a no-strings paycheck has the potential to end poverty.
May 14, 2021 • Mayor Tubbs’ office has partnered with the Reinvent South Stockton Coalition and the Economic Security Project co-chaired by Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes to launch the Stockton Economic Empowerment Demonstration (SEED). Starting in early 2019, 100 Stockton residents will receive $500 a month for 18 months. The goal is to document the effect of a guaranteed income on their quality of life.
Natalie Foster, co-chair of the Economic Security Project, first met Mayor Tubbs at a conference last year, where he told her that he had been interested in universal basic income since reading Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s book,