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

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 ...

Columbus and Franklin County are home to two programs that use a concept that has exploded in popularity in the past decade. The concept is Universal Basic Income, or UBI, and includes ...

"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?" ...

In 1967–68, amid the national college debate topic, versions of the idea reached the Oval Office in the Nixon era, then ebbed ...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk sees a potential future where AI has eliminated poverty.

It’s a straightforward thought, and, at first glance, it seems reasonable: replace Social Security with a universal basic income (UBI). It not only could help lower-income retirees live more ...

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 brave new world of artificial intelligence is at our doorstep. The technology promises to revolutionize the workplace. However, some fear that AI will create mass unemployment. OpenAI CEO Sam ...