Nearly six decades ago, Martin Luther King Jr. advocated for a form of basic income not unlike what AI leaders today suggest ...

"The question we don't really have a good answer to is, what would happen if we scaled these programs up on a larger level?" ...

As Americans struggle with the high cost of living, an old idea is getting a fresh look. In dozens of pilot programs around the country, policymakers and researchers are exploring what happens when ...

Racial prejudice continues to fuel opposition to universal basic income, as well as other forms of social welfare.

The Marshall Islands’ new universal basic income program rests on Compact funding from the United States, blurring the line ...

Howard County’s new Guaranteed Basic Income (GBI) pilot may be framed as compassionate policy, but it’s part of a troubling pattern that’s taking root across Maryland and the United States. Following ...

The Texas Senate passed a bill Thursday that would ban guaranteed income programs — a move that the bill's author said was in response to Uplift Harris, a county program that would have provided ...

Amid fears of mass AI-induced job losses, AI leaders are touting solutions like universal basic income. Here's what they're ...

The City of Newburgh is considering a one-year pilot program that would grant some residents a guaranteed basic income every month. A New York state grant already in the city’s possession would ...

BOSTON (WWLP) – The Massachusetts state legislature is considering multiple bills that aim to overhaul the estate tax and bills that introduce a universal basic income pilot program. Five bills are ...