It would be a tough sell in today's Congress, but if passed, the bill would launch a nationwide basic income experiment for ...

Lawyers and lawmakers want to block basic income programs in Texas, California, and elsewhere. Many of them argue the programs are discriminatory because they are not universal. Legal challenges by ...

A proposed measure to create a universal basic income program which would put $750 in the pocket of every Oregon resident, including children, is likely to be put on the ballot in November. The ...

CHICAGO — Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration has earmarked $32 million to reinstate a program implemented under his predecessor to provide $500 in monthly payments to select low-income families.

It's not a new idea, but many think it's time to adopt it Reviewed by Pamela Rodriguez Fact checked by Kirsten Rohrs Schmitt Thomas Paine, Napoleon, and Martin Luther King, Jr., don't have much in ...

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 ...

Applications opened Tuesday for East Oakland residents to apply to receive $500 a month for 18 months as part of Oakland’s new guaranteed income program. It is the latest experiment in a nationwide ...

There has been a lot of talk about “universal basic income” recently, especially during the pandemic. It’s the concept of giving money to people, no strings attached. We've seen pilot programs around ...

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Tracking the uptake of federal benefits would better serve low-income Canadians and lift more people above the poverty line ...