Universal Basic Income
Austin Gave Poor Families a Basic Income. It Changed Their Lives.
For one year, low-income families in Austin, Texas, received $1,000 a month to do whatever they wanted; they spent it on rent and “substantially" improved their situations.
This Startup Wants to Scan Your Eyes With a Silver Orb for Cryptocurrency
Worldcoin is co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, funded by VC money, and appears connected to rapper Azealia Banks.
The Pandemic Is Forcing Cities to Start Giving People Guaranteed Income
The idea of simply giving people the money they need, to spend how they want, seems to be a popular one during the pandemic.
These 11 Mayors Are Really Trying to Get Their Cities’ Residents a Guaranteed Income
A global pandemic that threatens to worsen the country’s already staggering income inequality might be the perfect time.
It's Time to Give Everyone Free Money
Universal basic income was once a fringe idea, but it's rapidly gaining fans thanks to our current crisis.
Worst Take of the Week: Universal Basic Income Didn't Work in 27BC, So It Won't Work Now!
Another reasoned and informed opinion from our political class in a time of criss.
This Is How We'll Live When the Government Gives Us All a Basic Income
Capitalism’s single-minded emphasis on profit has warped our ideas about purpose and usefulness in work. Universal basic income could change that.
Why Andrew Yang Wants to Give You $1,000 a Month
The long-shot candidate for president is turning the once-fringe idea of Universal Basic Income into a thing.
Andrew Yang Is the Tech-Loving 2020 Candidate Promising Free Money for All
Andrew Yang is advancing the most transformative agenda of any Democrat in the 2020 race, even though hardly anyone has heard of him.
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Student loans company "spied on" the social media of vulnerable students.
Basic Income Is Already Transforming Life and Work in a Postindustrial Canadian City
In Hamilton, Ontario, a basic income pilot is improving individual lives—but bureaucratic pitfalls and tepid goals can limit its potential.
Basic Income Is Already Transforming Life and Work In a Postindustrial Canadian City
In Hamilton, Ontario, a basic income pilot is improving individual lives—but bureaucratic pitfalls and tepid goals can limit its potential.