OAKLAND, Calif. -- On Tuesday, Oakland is expected to launch one of the largest basic income pilot programs in the country. "With the pandemic, the number of people and the range of people who could ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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The Texas Senate passed a bill Thursday that would ban guaranteed income programs - a move that the bill's author said was in response to Uplift Harris, a county program that would have provided ...