The highly popular U.S. website, 538.com, known for accurate poll-based predictions of political campaigns and number-crunching analysis, has starting reporting on basic income. This article knowledgeably summarizes some of the history and some of the recent research on it and movement for it.

Andrew Flowers, “What Would Happen If We Just Gave People Money?” 538.com, April 2016

Andrew Flowers, 538.com, from DBO data

Andrew Flowers, 538.com, from DBO data