January 25th 2022
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“If hard work were such a wonderful thing, surely the rich would have kept it all to themselves.”— Lane Kirkland Is a worker revolution quietly brewing in cyberspace? The Covid era has witnessed unprecedented grassroots mobilization of workers on digital platforms,...
Most associate the call for Universal Basic Income (UBI) with former presidential candidate Andrew Yang, whose proposal for a “freedom dividend” of $12,000 a year to every American was the central message of his campaign. Running for mayor of New York City, Yang...
I appreciate Andy Stern’s response to my recent post on labor law reform and UBI. I think we agree on almost everything, but disagree in a couple important respects. Let me first trace the large zone of agreement. I think we’re both committed to an egalitarian...
The debate between Brishen Rogers and Andy Stern points to important questions about the best strategy for achieving a progressive UBI in the United States. We look forward to publishing Rogers' reply to Stern soon. In the meantime, I want to offer a thought...
Brishen Rogers' thoughtful piece: Why UBI Proponents Should Support Labor Law Reform was a good read and I would like to respond. First, there are many reasons for everyone to support reform of 80-year-old labor laws in today’s changed environment on jobs and work....