Martin Luther King Jr. advocated for a guaranteed annual income in his 1967 book "Where Do We Go From Here?" ...

New York City is one of many areas across the country offering guaranteed basic income to low-income residents.joSon/Getty Images Guaranteed basic income programs can help low-income participants ...

King, an early advocate for universal basic income, was concerned about how automation might displace workers. Each year on ...

"The question we don't really have a good answer to is, what would happen if we scaled these programs up on a larger level?" ...

In Howard County, we are committed to building a future where all families can become self-sufficient and achieve economic mobility. We make historic investments in education at every stage of life, ...

Family Prosperity, the first federally-funded Guaranteed Basic Income program in Las Cruces... Family Prosperity, the first federally-funded Guaranteed Basic Income program in Las Cruces, aims to help ...

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A years-long effort to launch an anti-poverty initiative in Fresno has finally put cash in the hands of Fresno County families. On Monday, Fresno Economic Opportunities Commission distributed the ...

SACRAMENTO — The Sacramento City Council on Tuesday gave the green light for a new guaranteed basic income for the city's foster youth. It comes as part of an infusion of taxpayer dollars into youth ...

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Poverty in the country is a political choice and it doesn’t have to be that way, says a representative of groups advocating ...