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

Martin Luther King Jr. advocated for a guaranteed annual income in his 1967 book "Where Do We Go From Here?" ...

King, an early advocate for universal basic income, was concerned about how automation might displace workers. Each year on ...

"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?" ...

Everyone, regardless of factors such as income, race, or ZIP code, deserves to be able to meet their basic needs. Cash ...

Dominant nutrition wellness narratives wrongly focus on individual behaviour and personal responsibility, which obscures the ...

A coalition supported by 250 US lawmakers gathered preliminary reports for 27 pilot programs. Of that collection, none of the pilot programs resulted in employment or workforce decline. As Americans ...

Students in the L.A. Community College District’s guaranteed basic income program have received the last of twelve monthly $1,000 payments. LAist spoke with some of these students to learn more about ...

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Not everyone is convinced it's a good idea.

Testimony of Nick Gwyn, Senior Fellow for Government Affairs, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Before the House Ways ...