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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 ...

As a nationwide conversation over the merits of a universal basic income ensues, Minnesota might be the first state to adopt a monthly check for residents. The $100 million pilot program was proposed ...

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Universal basic income was once thought politically impossible. Then came Andrew Yang and COVID-19. Basic income programs are now gaining traction, offering payments to struggling families. Many ...

A hot potato: It's been posited that Universal Basic Income (UBI) could be the best, or perhaps only, way to address the problem of AI-driven job losses. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman backed a three-year ...

As global wealth inequality deepens and automation threatens to usher in a new form of technology-driven unemployment, many nations, from the wealthy and industrialized to the still-developing, are ...

The idea of a universal basic income—a taxpayer-funded minimum monthly payment meant to reduce poverty and improve opportunity—is alluring. That’s especially true for low-income mothers of newborns.