Martin Luther King Jr. was talking about a universal basic income before it was cool

Nearly six decades ago, Martin Luther King Jr. advocated for a form of basic income not unlike what AI leaders today suggest ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...
The Baltimore Sun

The pitfalls of universal basic income | EDITORIAL

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 ...
City Journal

Is Universal Basic Income Effective? Not Really

Last year, I wrote about the OpenResearch Unconditional Income Study (ORUS), an experiment in which lower-income Americans were given $1,000 a month for three years—a short-term test run of proposals ...
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 ...
Bristol24/7

Councillors call for universal basic income trial in Bristol

Green councillors are calling for a universal basic income trial to be held in Bristol which would give free money to people ...
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St. Louis’ guaranteed basic income pilot showed some uplift

Guaranteed Basic Income has seen a big push in recent years. As the city of St. Louis releases today the results of its guaranteed basic income pilot program, your take on whether it succeeded will ...