Select New Yorkers to receive $12K worth of obscure asset with no strings attached. Supporters, critics clash over basic income. Where do you stand?

That’s what a select group of New Yorkers is receiving. GiveDirectly — a nonprofit focused on direct cash transfers to people ...
Angelus News

Notre Dame reports success of guaranteed basic income program – will it go national?

"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?" ...

Martin Luther King Jr. was ahead of his time in pushing for universal basic income

Each year on the holiday that bears his name, Martin Luther King Jr. is remembered for his immense contributions to the ...
The Baltimore Sun

Calvin Ball: Guaranteed Basic Income uplifts families and communities

In Howard County, we are committed to building a future where all families can become self-sufficient and achieve economic mobility. We make historic investments in education at every stage of life, ...
Yahoo

Lawmakers float a nationwide basic income experiment that would cover the cost of a 2-bedroom apartment

A New Jersey lawmaker is proposing a nationwide pilot program for a guaranteed basic income. The 3-year experiment would give 10,000 Americans a monthly basic income. The payments would cover the ...
Yahoo

2 cities tried basic income for formerly incarcerated people. Participants felt more food secure but struggled to pay for housing.

Gainesville and Durham piloted guaranteed basic income for formerly incarcerated people. Many formerly incarcerated people in the US do not have access to traditional social safety nets. Participants ...

Will AI replace human jobs and make universal basic income necessary? Here's what AI leaders have said about UBI.

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