It’s a straightforward thought, and, at first glance, it seems reasonable: replace Social Security with a universal basic income (UBI). It not only could help lower-income retirees live more ...

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 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.

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The German study found that people receiving a universal basic income felt they had more time to spend with their partners, ...

This week, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei warned of “unusually painful” disruptions to the labor market as a result of AI.

As global wealth inequality deepens and automation threatens to usher in a new form of technology-driven unemployment, many nations, from the wealthy and industrialized to the still-developing, are ...

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WASHINGTON D.C., DC — Story from The Conversation by Tarah Williams, assistant professor of political science at Allegheny College, and Andrew Bloeser, associate professor of political science and ...