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 says a basic income policy will be "necessary" to address the impact of AI on the workforce.

As Americans grapple with persistent inflation and the looming threat of job displacement from artificial intelligence, an old idea is gaining new momentum: Universal Basic Income (UBI). The concept ...

I remember when George McGovern, the Democratic presidential nominee in 1972, promised that if elected, he would send each citizen a check each year for $1,000. In today’s dollars, that would be ...

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 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.

Musk’s comments follow rival company OpenAI’s industrial policy proposal released earlier this week that calls for an ...

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 ...