Rising food prices and limited job opportunities have pushed the Marshall Islands to try a bold economic experiment.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As Americans struggle with the high cost of living, an old idea is getting a fresh look. In dozens of pilot programs around the ...

Andrew Yang’s revived pitch suits the automation debate, but UBI can’t fix inequalities concentrated tech wealth drives ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

On Friday, the Yukon Anti-Poverty Coalition (YAPC) released a study which looked at how a universal basic income program could work in the territory. Universal basic income, also known as a basic ...

It’s a straightforward thought, and, at first glance, it seems reasonable: replace Social Security with a universal basic income (UBI). It not only could help lower-income retirees live more ...

The rise of artificial intelligence and robotics is forcing us to face something we’ve all sensed coming: millions of jobs are going to soon vanish. From factory floors to law offices, from truck ...

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 ...