A new coalition aims to help Michigan families get access to unconditional cash support.

Annie Lowrey discuss the hidden “time tax” of poverty, the paperwork burden of public benefits, and what it means to build a government that values people’s time.

"Families are going further into the red just to cover basic essentials, all while the Trump administration touts hollow talking points about a booming economy."

Nearly 600,000 Alaskans are getting checks starting early next month, the Department of Revenue said.

Momentum is building in the states

By Mary Carr Lee, Mayors Innovation Project For city leaders, the conversation around guaranteed income has shifted. What was once viewed as an experimental concept is now becoming a practical municip...

Unconditional cash helps people get to work and stay working

Comprehensive analysis of social safety net programs across the United States

A new report found Georgia's In Her Hands program has been bolstering Black women's bank accounts and helping their families thrive.

A guaranteed income pilot in Stockton proved it, and now it’s time to scale the lesson

Americans need cash today, not more empty promises

Opinion: Pregnancy and parenting require serious physical and emotional work. It’s time we start compensating parents.

Opinion: Pregnancy and parenting require serious physical and emotional work. It’s time we start compensating parents.

In the upcoming weeks, the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors is expected to review a study detailing the outcomes of the program and how effective it was at helping participants

Celebrating past and future labor wins on Labor Day

A common question about cash programs is how they impact work. This memo examines how guaranteed income affects employment by reviewing employment outcomes from over 40 cash pilots across the United S...

“Targeting Head Start is the Trump Administration’s latest shot across the bow at America’s social safety net,” argue Peter Edelman and Lelaine Bigelow.

By Mandi Remington, Iowa City Most of us want the same basic thing for our families: to know that our children are safe, fed, and cared for, and that one unexpected expense won’t send the whole househ...

By Mandi Remington, Iowa City Most of us want the same basic thing for our families: to know that our children are safe, fed, and cared for, and that one unexpected expense won’t send the whole househ...

Pro-poverty forces continue to traffic in myths that cut aid to people who need it

By Mandi Remington, Iowa City Most of us want the same basic thing for our families: to know that our children are safe, fed, and cared for, and that one unexpected expense won’t send the whole househ...

Among the numbers used to demonstrate the need for a basic income today, one sticks to the ribs like no other: almost half of Americans…

A single mother shares how guaranteed income, community support and flexible childcare can help families thrive and make motherhood more sustainable.

Natalie Eilbert: The affordability crisis has forced us to make impossible decisions for our families. Why do we reject innovations?

The Census reports will be much more than a look-back at the state of the country in 2025. Sadly, they will be a preview of the harm ahead for our communities.

A direct cash assistance program for low-income single mothers is expanding after receiving an anonymous $1.47 million donation.

How the movement for economic justice notched a transformational win, and how it can do it again.

You may have heard my name recently. I’m being attacked by the right-wing media for making what they believe is a radical claim — no one should be jailed for stealing toothpaste.

Guaranteed income. AI dividends. ‘Basic compute.’ Here are the proposed solutions if the technology wipes out millions of jobs.

The state of state bans on guaranteed income programs

Universal Basic Income (UBI) is no longer a liberal fantasy, but a necessity to prevent social fracture and buy time as AI continues to replace jobs faster than institutions can adapt.

One woman in her mid-30s said her $60,000 annual income wasn't enough to cover all her bills after a breakup, leading her to move back home.