In its nearly two decades of operation, GiveDirectly, the direct cash payment charity started by MIT and Harvard graduate students, has delivered more than $800 million to more than 1.6 million people ...

Universal basic income — or "free money" for everyone, without needing to work for it — might feel like an unrealistic dream. But economists have been seriously reflecting on its advantages and ...

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 America's cities look to alleviate poverty, universal basic income has been proposed by local leaders as a complement to existing welfare. With a housing-affordability crisis and high healthcare ...

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 ...

If I told you that AI was going to make humans redundant and cause widespread unemployment, you’d probably think that’s a bad thing, right? But what if the reality is that it’s going to make work ...

The concept of universal basic income has a long history. Figures like Martin Luther King Jr. and Richard Nixon supported versions of UBI. Now, the US and other countries have experimented with active ...

As an artist who brings complex stories to life through theater, I understand the power of storytelling to shape how we see the world — and what we believe is possible. Narratives can inspire hope, ...

We should have these debates, of course. But we should also feel grateful that the stakes are as modest as they are. In Poor Relief: Why Giving People Money Is Not the Answer to Global Poverty, Heath ...

There’s a reason that ideas from the progressive ivory tower need to be tested. Often, the grandest theories fall apart when exposed to the rigors of the real world. Consider the case of universal ...