Poverty isn’t a lack of character; it’s a lack of cash | Rutger Bregman

"Ideas can and do alter the world," says historian Rutger Bregman, sharing his case for an intriguing one: ensured standard income. Learn more about the idea's 500-year history and a forgotten modern experiment where it really worked– and envision what does it cost? energy and skill we would let loose if we got rid of poverty once and for all.

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