Basic income’s appeal today is similar to its roots in 18th-century England – it’s a way to compensate people for a common good taken for private gain

A story has been going around about artificial intelligence for the past decade: At some point, AI advances, robots and ...
Business Insider

Pope Francis has become a surprising figurehead in the universal basic income movement

Pope Francis has become a vocal advocate for a universal basic income. He first staked his position in a letter in 2020, calling UBI critical to the future economy. In a meeting on Friday, the Pope ...
WMNF

Basic income: a way to compensate people for a common good taken for private gain

The first basic income proposals were a reaction to the seizure of common fields by English landlords. George Stubbs/The Yorck Project, CC BY Will Glovinsky, Binghamton University, State University of ...
openDemocracy

Basic income’s third wave

Support for unconditional basic income (UBI) has grown so rapidly over the past few years that some might think the idea appeared out of nowhere. In fact, activists have been floating the plan – and ...
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 ...
Newsweek

Universal Basic Income is Close to Being a Reality in One State

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A proposed measure to create a universal basic income program which would put $750 in the pocket of every Oregon resident ...
Westword

Denver Basic Income Project and Mark Donovan Gaining More Confidence One Year In

Eat your heart out, MrBeast. Mark Donovan doesn’t know where he got the idea to start handing out $1,000 to people in need, only that he was doing it before it became cool. “I love the immediacy of it ...
FOX31 Denver

Denver Basic Income Project extends cash payments through $5M reinvestment

DENVER (KDVR) — A first-of-its-kind project will be able to extend payments for over 800 participants for another six months, beginning in February 2024. Denver Basic Income Project is a 12-month ...