Nowadays, "basic" has a very different and derogatory Urban Dictionary-style meaning. Fifty years ago on this very day, however, it was the name given to a new computer-programming language born in a ...

It would be a tough sell in today's Congress, but if passed, the bill would launch a nationwide basic income experiment for ...

Participants have been selected for a pilot program that will provide basic income support to low-income residents in central Iowa. Starting May 15, 110 people in Polk, Dallas and Warren counties will ...

U.S. lawmakers have introduced a groundbreaking bill proposing a nationwide basic income experiment designed to provide monthly payments that cover the cost of a 2-bedroom apartment for participants.

Anne Bacon, CEO of the nonprofit IMPACT Community Partnership, said she's figured out why people experience financial problems — and the reason is much simpler than others might think. "Addition and ...