Tax Notes contributing editor Carrie Brandon Elliot discusses the rising interest in universal basic income, especially as ...

I remember when George McGovern, the Democratic presidential nominee in 1972, promised that if elected, he would send each citizen a check each year for $1,000. In today’s dollars, that would be ...

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

Alison is a senior news reporter covering US politics and legal news. “Universal basic capital,” or UBC, broadly refers to giving Americans investment accounts and seeding them with equity—potentially ...

Elon Musk recently posted a pronouncement on X: “Universal HIGH INCOME via checks issued by the Federal government is the best way to deal with unemployment caused by AI.” Andrew Yang cheered. Sam ...

Elon Musk has a plan for a future where jobs are wiped out by artificial intelligence: a benevolent government will provide. “Universal HIGH INCOME via checks issued by the Federal government is the ...

Each year on the holiday that bears his name, Martin Luther King Jr. is remembered for his immense contributions to the struggle for racial equality. What is less often remembered but equally ...