Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Cash is freedom. That has been Denver Basic Income Project founder Mark Donovan’s refrain as he led a program that provided more than 800 homeless people in ...

Ahsha Safai, a member of San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors, recently opined in USA Today that a universal or unconditional basic income (UBI) would help San Francisco to alleviate its crime problem ...

Ann Arbor recently joined the growing list of cities across the nation exploring what happens when lower income families receive a steady stream of cash in their pockets each month — no strings ...

Local lawmakers are currently piloting their desired next nationwide expansion of the welfare state. Dozens of guaranteed income pilots are running across the country at the local and state level, ...

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KINGSTON, N.Y. — For 17 months beginning in May 2021, a select group of 100 county residents received a universal basic monthly income as part of a pilot program to determine whether there is a better ...

Worcester is funding a new universal basic income program using money from the American Rescue Plan Act. The Worcester Community Action Council announced Friday that it received $250,000 in funding ...

The first trailer has been unveiled for Cannes, Emmy and Peabody-winning director Marc Levin‘s documentary “It’s Basic,” which will have its world premiere at the Tribeca Festival. The film examines ...