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

Each year on the holiday that bears his name, Martin Luther King Jr. is remembered for his immense contributions to the ...

"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 Howard County, we are committed to building a future where all families can become self-sufficient and achieve economic mobility. We make historic investments in education at every stage of life, ...

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 ...

Gainesville and Durham piloted guaranteed basic income for formerly incarcerated people. Many formerly incarcerated people in the US do not have access to traditional social safety nets. Participants ...

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

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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Amid fears of mass AI-induced job losses, AI leaders are touting solutions like universal basic income. Here's what they're ...

The Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to allocate $2 million to a new guaranteed income pilot program intended to serve survivors of domestic violence and foster youth. "In a ...