![Why These Leftists Oppose Free Money](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/ZamoraJager-QA.jpg)
Why These Leftists Oppose Free Money Why These Leftists Oppose Free Money
A conversation with Daniel Zamora Vargas and Anton Jäger about why a “basic income” isn't such a progressive welfare idea.
Aug 23, 2023 / Q&A / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
![LA’s Grand Experiment in UBI](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Features2.jpg)
LA’s Grand Experiment in UBI LA’s Grand Experiment in UBI
Last year, the city sent $1,000 a month to 3,200 people. The Nation followed four participants throughout the duration of the program.
Jan 23, 2023 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky
![The Bold New Campaign to “End Poverty in California”](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Los_Angeles_poverty_img.jpg)
The Bold New Campaign to “End Poverty in California” The Bold New Campaign to “End Poverty in California”
Poverty isn’t an individual choice—it’s a collective one. And just as we choose to perpetuate it, we can choose to abolish it.
Feb 23, 2022 / no-paywall / Katrina vanden Heuvel
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A $2,000 Check Is a Good Start, but Struggling Americans Need $2,000 Every Month A $2,000 Check Is a Good Start, but Struggling Americans Need $2,000 Every Month
Dr. King taught us that direct cash payments are a smart response to poverty and mass unemployment. In this crisis, we need to heed that call.
Jan 18, 2021 / John Nichols
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Starting From Stockton Starting From Stockton
What this small California city can teach America about basic income.
Nov 17, 2020 / David Kirp
![Finally, a Bipartisan Bill That Would Help All Families](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Score-Child-allowance_img.jpg)
Finally, a Bipartisan Bill That Would Help All Families Finally, a Bipartisan Bill That Would Help All Families
The Bennet-Romney proposal includes a child allowance, which would reduce childhood poverty as well as benefit those further up the income ladder.
Jan 24, 2020 / Editorial / Mike Konczal