Media Appearances

March 5, 2024 National Public Radio

Places across the U.S. are testing no-strings cash as part of the social safety net

"If you look at so many other countries with similar economies, you understand that college is free," Natalie Foster says. "They ensure that health care is cheap and affordable. Oftentimes, child care is free. That is the type of life we could offer Americans and choose not to."

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December 5, 2023 KQED Forum

Guaranteed Income Gains Traction In The Bay Area

“One way to think of guaranteed income is social security for all. And that is a way that we could see it moving in the U.S.”

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January 16, 2023 The New Republic

Guaranteed Income Programs Are Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy

“For the Black women in Georgia participating in the In Her Hands guaranteed income pilot, that will mean having the economic stability that has long been denied to them. They will enjoy peace of mind, the freedom to be better caretakers for their families and communities, and the wherewithal to invest in themselves and their futures.”

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September 23, 2022 The New York Times

Biden Has Helped the Quiet Revolution of Giving People Money

“We’re reversing those trends and saying, ‘No, there should be a guaranteed income that sits alongside wages in America.’”

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March 15, 2022 HuffPost

A Year After Biden’s American Rescue Plan, Kids Are Falling Back Into Poverty. Congress Is To Blame.

“If you can demonstrate that the government can actually help people, you can start to restore faith in institutions. You start by doing things that people will see and feel in their everyday lives.”

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January 9, 2022 PBS NewsHour

Monthly checks, child tax credits: Can they help end poverty?

“Almost all Americans experienced an experiment in cash policies through stimulus checks that came to families, through expanded unemployment insurance, and through the expanded Child Tax Credit checks, which are basically a guaranteed income for families with children.”

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April 4, 2021 Business Insider

The case for a no-strings-attached monthly payment to help families get back on their feet after the pandemic, according to an economic security expert

“We will find ourselves here again. But let's make sure that, when that day comes, the economic realities of American families are in a very different place. Right now, we can begin to offer the economic resilience required to weather these changes and the turmoil they bring.”

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January 25, 2021 TIME

Americans Need Recurring Stimulus Checks Until the Pandemic Is Over

“Giving people money is a proven, fast, equitable strategy to spur economic recovery. The truth is, we need recurring stimulus checks in addition to established progressive policies—like unemployment insurance and the Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit—that uplift all Americans, especially communities of color, until this pandemic is over.”

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