America is getting older, and the financial architecture built for shorter lifespans and stable careers is straining under ...

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 ...

Cook County launches $500 monthly payments as Trump proposes eliminating income taxes, creating stark contrast between ...

Free money makes people less likely to work. If common sense doesn’t convince you of that, a new study should. In July, a National Bureau of Economic Research paper looked at the effects of a ...

Conservatives are fighting guaranteed basic income programs across the country. Lawyers and lawmakers want to block basic income programs in Texas, California, and elsewhere. Many of them argue the ...

The idea of a universal basic income—a taxpayer-funded minimum monthly payment meant to reduce poverty and improve opportunity—is alluring. That’s especially true for low-income mothers of newborns.

Persuaded by one side in the ongoing national debate about universal basic income (UBI), the Iowa Legislature has passed a bill to ban such initiatives at the local level. Observers following the ...

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 ...

AI is making ever more jobs obsolete. The solution from Silicon Valley? A universal paycheck, no work required. Technology titans including Elon Musk and Sam Altman see a future flush with wealth ...

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 ...

Silicon Valley is preparing for the future it’s creating. As AI eliminates white-collar jobs — dozens of tech firms have announced layoffs in the last month — the idea of universal basic income (UBI) ...

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.