Annie LowreyinThe AtlanticStockton’s Basic-Income Experiment Pays OffA new study of the city’s program that sent cash to struggling individuals finds dramatic changes.·6 min read·Mar 3, 2021--4--4
Annie LowreyinThe AtlanticThe Counterintuitive Workings of the Minimum WageThe benefits of a $15 minimum would greatly outweigh the costs·10 min read·Jan 29, 2021--9--9
Annie LowreyinThe AtlanticHow the Low Minimum Wage Helps Rich CompaniesLow wages benefit employers at the expense of both workers and taxpayers.·5 min read·Jan 14, 2021--2--2
Annie LowreyinThe AtlanticWhy the Election Wasn’t a Biden LandslideDespite a pandemic and an abysmal recession, five economic factors spared the incumbent from a more lopsided loss·4 min read·Nov 6, 2020--36--36
Annie LowreyinThe AtlanticWages Are Low and Workers Are Scarce. Wait, What?The low unemployment rate and stagnant pay point to a depressed economy underneath·5 min read·Sep 21, 2018--10--10
Annie LowreyinThe AtlanticAmerica’s Invisible Pot AddictsMore and more Americans are reporting near-constant cannabis use, as legalization forges ahead·10 min read·Aug 21, 2018--27--27
Annie LowreyWhat a $1,000-a-Month Universal Basic Income Would Look LikeOpponents say it's impossible, but funding a UBI is actually a feasible option for the U.S.·8 min read·Aug 17, 2018--58--58
Annie LowreyinThe AtlanticSay Hello to Full EmploymentWant to know where the economy is headed? Look at Des Moines.·8 min read·Jul 12, 2018--1--1