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Tarah Williams

  • Race, Income, Safety net, Martin Luther King Day, Universal basic income (UBI), Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK), Affordability, Guaranteed income, Social programs, Universal basic income
    Martin Luther King Jr. became involved not just in fights over racial equality but also economic hardship. – Photo credit: Ted S. Warren/AP
    Culture, History, Justice, Money, Society

    Martin Luther King Jr. was ahead of his time in pushing for universal basic income

    Tarah Williams

    1/13/2026

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