$500 a Month, No Strings: Chicago Experiments With a Guaranteed Income – New York Times*

"'This was a once-in-a-lifetime moment for us to be bold and innovative,' said Brandie Knazze, commissioner of the Chicago Department of Family and Support Services. For Democrats, the concept is a wager on big government at a time when faith in democratic governance is at a low ebb. For Republicans, it’s a return to discredited welfare handouts that waste money and foster dependency."