The United States is one of the wealthiest countries the world has seen, yet we live in extreme inequality and insecurity. From day laborers and factory workers to freelancers and academics, precarity is the new normal. Jobs, wages, health care, pensions: nothing is assured. Yet there is nothing inevitable about this precarity: it is the result of policy choices, and we, as a country can choose a new future. Many scholars and activists are sharing new visions for a more just, equitable society. Join us for a conversation exploring the pros and cons of a universal basic income, baby bonds, reverse income taxes, and other bold ideas to rewire our inequitable economy. 

Featuring:
• Alyssa Battistoni, Editor, Jacobin Magazine and PhD Student, Dept. of Political Science at Yale University
• Lisa Duggan, Director of Gender and Sexuality Studies at NYU
• Darrick Hamilton, Associate Professor of Economics & Urban Policy at The New School
• Imara Jones, economic justice journalist and on-air analyst
• Michael A. Lewis, Associate Professor at Silberman School of Social Work, Hunter College
• Jesse A. Myerson, writer and organizer

Moderated by Cathy Albisa, National Economic and Social Rights Initiative (NESRI)

Hosted by Maya Wiley, Henry Cohen Professor of Urban Policy and Manageme

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In partnership with communities, NESRI works to build a broad movement for economic and social rights, including health, housing, education and work with dignity. Based on the principle that fundamental human needs create human rights obligations on the part of the government and private sector, NESRI advocates for public policies that guarantee the universal and equitable fulfillment of these rights in the United States.

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