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 ...

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Dec. 9—For people who may not be fully familiar with the idea, what is basic income, or universal basic income? A key thing to know in advance before I give you the definition is that what we've been ...

Artificial intelligence is no longer a distant threat to the American workforce. It’s here, evolving rapidly and expanding its reach into industries that once seemed immune to automation. And ...

The largest study into the real-world consequences of giving people an extra $1,000 per month, with no strings attached, has found that those individuals generally worked less, earned less, and ...

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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 ...

The brave new world of artificial intelligence is at our doorstep. The technology promises to revolutionize the workplace. However, some fear that AI will create mass unemployment. OpenAI CEO Sam ...

Last year, I wrote about the OpenResearch Unconditional Income Study (ORUS), an experiment in which lower-income Americans were given $1,000 a month for three years—a short-term test run of proposals ...

Handing out cash with no strings attached discourages people from working and reaping the rewards of individual success, Dave Ramsey said.

A pilot program meant to help some of Palm Springs' most vulnerable residents delayed aid for months with little explanation, according to one person enrolled in it. Clarence Smelcer, a 62-year-old ...