Showing results by author "Annie Lowrey"

Imagine if every month the government deposited $1,000 into your bank account, with nothing expected in return. It sounds crazy. But it has become one of the most influential and hotly debated policy ideas of our time. Futurists, radicals, libertarians, socialists, union representatives, feminists, conservatives, Bernie supporters, development economists, childcare workers, welfare recipients, and politicians from India to Finland to Canada to Mexico - all are talking about UBI. 

The deal-maker president should recognize a deal when he sees one.

"Trump Should Just Give People Money" is from the July 09, 2018 Opinion section of The New York Times. It was written by Annie Lowrey and narrated by Kristi Burns.