Last week, Newark, N.J., Mayor Ras Baraka announced his intent to pursue a universal basic income program for his city’s residents. He’ll launch a pilot program to test the idea. The idea of giving ...

Tax Notes contributing editor Carrie Brandon Elliot discusses the rising interest in universal basic income, especially as artificial intelligence disrupts the job market, and the role of tax policy ...

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As AI transforms the economy, some tech leaders push universal basic income. This piece argues Americans need opportunity, not government checks.

Forget UBI, or universal basic income—the future could be universal basic wealth (or capital), according to a recent op-ed by California state senator Bob Hertzberg and tech titans Eric Schmidt and ...

Give a Buck is Mashable's deep dive into Universal Basic Income — an idea gaining currency in a time of pandemic and mass unemployment. Now more than ever, our future depends on whether we can pay the ...

The policy could provide a much-needed hedge against a future AI dystopia—but only if it’s designed the right way.

Elon Musk on Friday touted what he described as “Universal HIGH INCOME” as a solution to deal with large-scale unemployment caused by the emergence of artificial intelligence, rekindling a longtime ...