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In a new report, Sanders asserts that AI and automation has the potential to put some 100 million US workers out of the job.

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Bernie Sanders Has a Fascinating Idea About How to Prevent AI From Wiping Out the Economy

Elon Musk seems to have had second thoughts about platforming Holocaust denial on his own X-formerly-Twitter account.

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Elon Musk Deletes Nazi Apologist Tweet After Near-Universal Backlash

By Noor Al-Sibai

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has for years now been quietly giving folks a universal basic income to see if it works.

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Sam Altman Has Been Quietly Giving Out Money for Basic Income

By Noor Al-Sibai

Andrew Yang is officially running for mayor of New York City on a campaign that promises to bring universal basic income to the city.

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Andrew Yang Proposes Basic Income For New York City

By Victor Tangermann

According to a new study, the first-ever government-backed universal basic income experiment in Finland led to recipients being "more satisfied."

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Study: Two-Year Basic Income Pilot Led to “More Satisfied” Lives

By Victor Tangermann

In an Easter letter, Pope Francis urged that "this may be the time to consider a universal basic wage" to support those hit hardest by the pandemic.

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The Pope Just Endorsed Universal Basic Income

By Victor Tangermann

Former presidential candidate Andrew Yang argued that the coronavirus outbreak proves that we should be supporting people by paying them a basic income.

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Andrew Yang: Coronavirus Outbreak Proves We Need Basic Income

By Victor Tangermann

According to a new report, a Canadian basic income pilot project from 2017 was a huge success, with people living healthier, more productive lives.

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Given Basic Income, People Kept Working and Got Healthier

By Victor Tangermann

Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa is testing the theory that a basic income could increase happiness — by giving away $9 million to his Twitter followers.

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Japanese Billionaire Giving Out $9 Million in Basic Income Trial

By Kristin Houser

An experiment in California tested how people would spend a universal basic income, and found that most spent it on food, utility bills and clothing.

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Basic Income Recipients Spent the Money on “Literal Necessities”

By Natalie Coleman

An analysis of 16 basic income projects concluded that giving people free money simply wouldn't be sustainable for any nation in the long term.

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Huge Analysis Finds “No Evidence” Basic Income Is Sustainable

By Kristin Houser

Andrew Yang’s Goal: Steer Us Away From a Bleakly Dystopian Future

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Andrew Yang’s Goal: Steer Us Away From a Bleakly Dystopian Future

By Victor Tangermann

Stockton, California, is in the early stages of its experimental trial of a universal basic income trial. A small group of people is getting $500 per month.

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A California City Just Launched a Basic Income Trial

By Dan Robitzski

Participants in Finland's basic income experiment reported more trust in other people, politicians, political parties, courts, and the police.

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Basic Income Made Finland’s Citizens Trust Police More

By Kristin Houser

Four Canadians have filed a class-action lawsuit against Ontario for cancelling what was supposed to be a three-year-long basic income project early.

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Canadians Sue Ontario for Canceling Its Basic Income Trial

By Kristin Houser

2020 Presidential candidate Andrew Yang supports universal basic income

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How Universal Basic Income Could Be Affordable, Andrew Yang Explains