In the past few weeks, calls for a universal basic income have been louder than ever. Even the US …
If there is a silver lining to the Covid-19 pandemic, it is that it has injected a sense of …
Politicians who represent the interests of capital clearly grasp the point that a UBI would tilt the playing field …
To battle the economic crash from the coronavirus pandemic, Congress is sending Americans cash. The deal just hammered out will …
After a week of Congress members and the Trump administration proposing various plans to get cash into the hands of …
Jeonju, a southwestern South Korean city, said Friday it will pay half a million won each to about 50,000 …
Planet Money: Episode 982 TRANSCRIPT UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER, BYLINE: This is PLANET MONEY from NPR. JACOB GOLDSTEIN, HOST: Back in …
The threat of Coronavirus has shocked the world. From the availability of medical supplies to the feeling of safety …
ne of the strangest spectacles in the economic scramble to respond to the coronavirus crisis is that Republicans seem …
We, a growing group of now over 500 academics and public figures on all continents, have signed the following …
Andrew Yang takes no pleasure in looking prophetical. The tech entrepreneur and former candidate for president, who last month …
In an interview with Rolling Stone, Yang says he’s spoken with Democratic leaders about a basic income plan to …
The coronavirus is an economic emergency. But it does not have to become an economic catastrophe. It is very …
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other progressive lawmakers are calling for a significantly more robust federal-government response to the coronavirus …
The White House is preparing to meet with Wall Street executives to discuss measures to protect the economy from …
By Kim Rahn An entrepreneur has called on the government to provide every citizen with 500,000 won ($413) in …
Congress should send you $1,000—and another $500 for each of your children—as soon as possible. Given the mounting …
Japan’s government says it will pay up to about 80 dollars per person per day to businesses as income …
STEVENSVILLE — U.S. Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) now has some competition for the primary election come June 2. But …
Hong Kong (CNN Business) —Hong Kong is handing most of its residents a pile of cash to spend as …
The Namibian government has commissioned a feasibility study meant to determine whether the country can introduce a basic income …
Bad news, Earthlings: It may be possible for everyone on the planet to live a “good” life. It may …
NEWARK, N.J. — Local leaders across the United States are turning to private donors to fund an out-of-the-box policy …
We’re down to single digits. Eight Democratic presidential candidates remain after three dropped out this week: Senator Michael Bennet …
Andrew Yang’s bid for the Democratic nomination is over, but supporters of his basic income policy say his campaign …
Right up until the end, Andrew Yang held out hope that New Hampshire would give his underdog campaign the jolt it …
Andrew Yang, the 45-year-old firebrand of the universal basic income movement, ended his campaign for the American presidency Tuesday …
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire — Andrew Yang — the unknown entrepreneur turned Democratic presidential candidate — is ending his presidential …
Child poverty shames the United States. The richest country in the world counts one in five of its children …
Nearly 1 in 5 American children is officially poor. That’s roughly 15 million kids. But the number living with …
It was New Year’s Eve, and I had decided to spend it with Andrew Yang. A self-described “Asian man …
A universal basic income, free public transport for students and light rail systems for Cork and Galway are amongst the promises …
AMES, Ia. — Dave Chappelle said in Iowa Tuesday that Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang is the first presidential candidate …
Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang says the main way of measuring economic growth — known as gross domestic product …
OTTAWA — When it comes to potential candidates for Conservative leadership, Bryan Brulotte isn’t exactly an outsider. He’s been …
About 400,000 unemployed Australians are obliged to engage with Jobactive, the government’s main employment services program, in order to …
In 2017, the proposed Ontario Basic Income Pilot (“OBIP”) gave hope to communities that have struggled with rising unemployment …
For about 15 years, Germany offered a social assistance benefit that was widely considered the opposite of basic income. …
Former Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian on Friday said there is no space for expansionary fiscal policy and opined …
On Sunday, Sens. Mitt Romney (R-UT) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) announced a bipartisan plan to do something pretty extraordinary: …
Basic income is becoming a real and tangible policy consideration in India. In the past decade, many prominent Indian …
I am a volunteer soccer coach for underprivileged kids in the impoverished Tenderloin neighborhood of San Francisco. Every morning …
It’s not uncommon in the United States for two parents to spend long hours working hard — but the …
Many of us working in food security recognize that a large portion of the folks who engage with our …
Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang promoted his signature campaign promise of a $1,000 “Freedom Dividend” for all Americans during Tuesday’s …
In this piece for the Dissident Voice, Andrew Johnson argues that people claiming UBI creates a disincentive to work …
Early liberals focused on dismantling de jure social hierarchies and mercantilist policies, but the onset of the Industrial Revolution …
STORY HIGHLIGHTS 43% of Americans support a universal basic income program 77% of U.K. adults and 75% of Canadians …
Support for universal basic income (UBI) is on the rise, according to a new Hill-HarrisX poll released on Wednesday. …
Manitoba’s Progressive Conservatives wouldn’t commit to a guaranteed basic income for people living with disabilities like their political opponents …
What if we just give people money? This is the question propelling several new books and that’s been taken …
(CNN) Quick. Tell me the six highest-polling Democrats in the 2020 Democratic race. The first few are easy: Joe …
On October 26th, 2019, people will be taking to the streets in New York City, Berlin, and Amsterdam to …
What is it about Americans that makes us so afraid of admitting that people ought to have free time …
Andrew Yang may well be the most feminist candidate running for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, although it might …
Presidential candidate Andrew Yang on Tuesday fired back at Sen. Bernie Sanders‘s (I-Vt.) after the senator criticized him for …
Universal Basic Income has been a term bandied about in the news and across the internet in the last …
It’s time to talk about women’s economics with attitude. It’s time to laugh at what is often absurd and …
In this opinion piece for the Financial Times, Eric Lonergan says that one potential solution central banks around the …
Whenever someone tells me if “poor” people had more money, we could stop the killings, I want to scream. …
• Elon Musk has endorsed serial entrepreneur Andrew Yang’s run for Democratic presidential candidate, mostly based on the latter’s …
“We’re seeing voter turnout decline across developed nations, in some of them really quite rapidly, says Daniel Park, who …
Guest Editorial by Almaz Zelleke, Associate Professor of Practice in Political Science, NYU Shanghai Fifty years ago, on August …
The Democratic debates this week demonstrated that change isn’t just coming: It’s here. To watch Elizabeth Warren and Bernie …
Here vegan activist Megan Barker makes the case that the lack of unconditional basic income (UBI) is an obstacle …
In this piece, author Jessica Flanigan makes the case that UBI is a better solution than raising the minimum …
New Yorkers are organizing a march for Basic Income. Everyone who can get there is invited to join. The …
For years, the government of Bhutan has enshrined gross national happiness as its guiding light. Though national leaders had …
Up to €3 billion a year in higher taxes on the wealthy and on business should be introduced to …
On June 27, history was made when during the second night of the first U.S. Presidential debate for the …
Article originally published April 26, 2019. Up to 60% of millenials (soon to be the largest living adult generation) …
This article was orginally published on June, 6 2019. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) has released a plan to spend …
There’s a common misconception that the idea of universal basic income is an example of bigger government, but as …
Article originally published on 6/11/2019. Cee-Jai got used to violence when she was young, first witnessing it when she …
Article originally published on May 29 2019. In 1972, a team at MIT published The Limits to Growth, a …
Mark Paul and Anthony Underwood make the case that the revenue from carbon taxation needs to be returned as …
When Canadian researchers Evelyn Forget and Marni Brownell speak at Stanford University next Tuesday, May 21, they’ll be wading …
The earned income tax credit is the leading example of smart centrist policy. In the 1980s and early 1990s, …
Almaz Zelleke is Associate Professor of Practice in Political Science at NYU Shanghai and the Co-Area Leader for its …
Fair point. We control the titles though so we can just drop the Canadian doctor part and just have …
Today is May Day and International Workers Day and Labour Day, and beyond recognizing the past victories of the …
In this opinion piece for The Alaska Landmine, guest contributor RJ makes the case that the new governor of …
Scottish artist Jenny Lupton details the difficulties she finds trying to sustain a living through her art and passion, …
Nobel-winning economist Paul Krugman says he is “not a UBI guy.” He says universal basic income is not politically …
Standing is a professorial research associate at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London and …
A radical new scheme plans to give 24-year-olds in one South Korean province a universal basic income with hardly …
To view a short video of Andrew Yang, click here. “We are undergoing the greatest economic transformation in our …
A new study has a whole different take on what debt relief means. Getting rid of debt doesn’t just …
Within ten years, the US will phase out fossil fuels and source its energy from 100% renewable sources. That’s …
Introducing a weakly universal basic income(UBI) for everyone in Britain would have a net cost worth less than the …
We have seen cannabis revenues fill state coffers for a variety of purposes, such as education and school construction …
Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang is putting his money where his mouth is: He’s giving families $1,000 a month …
Each month, 1,000 struggling Chicagoans would get $1,000, no strings attached, to help break the cycle of poverty, under …
More than a quarter of the people living in poverty in the United States receive no help from food …
The idea that a country should provide its citizens with an infusion of cash on a regular basis has …
From Mongolia to Finland to India, we are seeing heightened interest in the idea of a universal basic income …
