A policy of giving out regular, unconditional cash payments is gaining popularity as the cost of living grows and AI looms ...

Dozens of U.S. cities are testing Universal Basic Income (UBI) by giving residents cash with no strings attached. We explore ...

Universal Basic Income programs have roots in the Black radical tradition, both the Black Panther Party and Martin Luther King Jr. called for a guaranteed income in the late 1960s. Universal Basic ...

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 titans of AI say they're coming for your job, but UBI will solve everything. Do they have a point? Reading time 12 minutes Three years ago, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman published an essay dubbed “Moore’s ...

Free money makes people less likely to work. If common sense doesn’t convince you of that, a new study should. In July, a National Bureau of Economic Research paper looked at the effects of a ...

Universal basic income is politically controversial in the UK, but the government in Wales is testing a small pilot.

Persuaded by one side in the ongoing national debate about universal basic income (UBI), the Iowa Legislature has passed a bill to ban such initiatives at the local level. Observers following the ...

A homeless man sweeps up around a sidewalk encampment on Deering Avenue on Monday Credit: (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) The solution to L.A.’s homeless epidemic may lie in ...

There’s a reason that ideas from the progressive ivory tower need to be tested. Often, the grandest theories fall apart when exposed to the rigors of the real world. Consider the case of universal ...

What would happen if every Australian had a guaranteed income? Policy experts say it’s no longer a utopian idea but a ...

The budget for President Lee Jae Myung’s rural basic income initiative — a major campaign pledge — has been doubled at the pilot stage, following protests from local governments that were excluded ...