While Chicago waits to see if it lands Amazon's second HQ, it should become the second city in the nation to provide a minimum income in a test, writes a University of Chicago Law School professor.

Guaranteed basic income, the concept of no-strings-attached payments to provide people with a financial floor, is being tested in dozens of pilot programs across the country. Stockton, California ...

Nonprofit Miracle Messages launched a program to test out universal basic income for homeless people. So far, 14 people are participating in the program and receiving $500 per month for 6 months.