Ep 36: Andrew Yang on the Presidential Election, the current Covid-19 Crisis & Universal Basic Income as a Recovery Tool
On today’s Catalysts for Change, Jill talks to Andrew Yang, former 2020 Democratic Presidential candidate and founder of Move Humanity Forward. As you may know, the Shah Family Foundation working on a guaranteed income strategy in Chelsea, MA, and Yang’s work to educate and advocate for a universal basic income has influenced awareness to the degree that over 55% of the American population now understand UBI.
While running for president of the United States, Andrew ran with a major focus on implementing a universal basic income for all Americans and building a human centered economy. Although his bid for presidency was unsuccessful, Andrew is seen as a key figure in American politics and has been supporting multiple Democratic candidates this election cycle. Before running for president, Andrew founded and led Venture for America, as well as working for a number of start-ups and as a corporate lawyer. In 2011, he was named by the Obama administration as a “Champion of Change” and later a Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship.
We talk to Andrew about the 2020 Presidential Election, the important senate run-off elections in Georgia, the importance of universal basic income and what that looks like moving forward, and more. If you would like to read more about our work in Chelsea and about Andrew’s work, please visit the links below.