Andrew Yang Launches Universal Basic Income Push
He started as a tech lawyer who hated being a tech lawyer. Andrew Yang would quit corporate life to launch Venture for America, training young entrepreneurs to rebuild struggling American cities. But it was his 2020 presidential run — powered by meme-friendly "MATH" hats and a universal basic income proposal — that transformed him from obscure nonprofit founder to unexpected political phenomenon. Yang didn't just run a campaign. He sparked a conversation about automation's impact on working-class jobs that no other candidate was brave enough to touch.
January 13, 1975
51 years ago
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