In the United States, the debate over a universal basic income is an exercise in “first world problems.” If we simply give ...

Reporting live from Chicago, Kelly Saberi told viewers that Cook County has now secured $7.5 million for a new guaranteed ...

The Cook County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved $7.5 million to make a guaranteed basic income pilot program ...

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 ...

The Texas Senate passed a bill Thursday that would ban guaranteed income programs — a move that the bill's author said was in response to Uplift Harris, a county program that would have provided ...

Universal basic income was once thought politically impossible. Then came Andrew Yang and COVID-19. Basic income programs are now gaining traction, offering payments to struggling families. Many ...

Cook County has expanded its pandemic relief pilot into a permanent Guaranteed Income program, allocating $7.5 million from its budget.

The concept of universal basic income has a long history. Figures like Martin Luther King Jr. and Richard Nixon supported versions of UBI. Now, the US and other countries have experimented with active ...