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

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

"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?" ...

Dominant nutrition wellness narratives wrongly focus on individual behaviour and personal responsibility, which obscures the ...

Everyone, regardless of factors such as income, race, or ZIP code, deserves to be able to meet their basic needs. Cash ...

That’s what a select group of New Yorkers is receiving. GiveDirectly — a nonprofit focused on direct cash transfers to people ...

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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A coalition supported by 250 US lawmakers gathered preliminary reports for 27 pilot programs. Of that collection, none of the pilot programs resulted in employment or workforce decline. As Americans ...

The breadth of actions harming low- and moderate-income people over the last year is staggering, with huge cuts to health ...

The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance and Tax Counseling for the Elderly program is returning for another year, offering free tax return preparation for qualified individuals in the community. The IRS’s ...

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