Martin Luther King Jr. was talking about a universal basic income before it was cool

Martin Luther King Jr. advocated for a guaranteed annual income in his 1967 book "Where Do We Go From Here?" ...

Martin Luther King Jr. was ahead of his time in pushing for universal basic income

Each year on the holiday that bears his name, Martin Luther King Jr. is remembered for his immense contributions to the ...

Will AI replace human jobs and make universal basic income necessary? Here's what AI leaders have said about UBI.

Amid fears of mass AI-induced job losses, AI leaders are touting solutions like universal basic income. Here's what they're ...
The Baltimore Sun

The pitfalls of universal basic income | EDITORIAL

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 ...
Yahoo

Lawmakers float a nationwide basic income experiment that would cover the cost of a 2-bedroom apartment

A New Jersey lawmaker is proposing a nationwide pilot program for a guaranteed basic income. The 3-year experiment would give 10,000 Americans a monthly basic income. The payments would cover the ...
KTVZ

A German experiment gave people a basic monthly income. The effect on their work ethic was surprising

(CNN) — A German experiment has found that people are likely to continue working full-time even if they receive no-strings-attached universal basic income payments. Universal basic income, also known ...
The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Can GiveDirectly Show the Value of Universal Basic Income?

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 ...