Brave New World -- hosted by Vasant Dhar8 Aug 2024

Ep 86: Natalie Foster on the Guarantee

Imagine an America where the government provides a floor for all our needs, from housing to health care to college to an income. Natalie Foster joins Vasant Dhar in episode 86 of Brave New World to argue that such a shift is possible -- and the time to make it is now.

Useful resources:
1. Natalie Foster on Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, the Economic Security Project, the Aspen Institute and her own website.
2. The Guarantee: Inside the Fight for America's Next Economy -- Natalie Foster.
3. The Economic Security Project.
4. Pulp Fiction and Dirty Dancing.
5. The Narrow Corridor -- Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson.
6. James Robinson on What Makes a Successful State — Episode 19 of Brave New World.
7. Pippa Ehrlich on the Mysteries of the Sea -- Episode 77 of Brave New World.
8. Recoding America: Why Government Is Failing in the Digital Age and How We Can Do Better -- Jennifer Pahlka.
9. File your taxes for free -- Internal Revenue Service.
10. Code for America.
11. The FAFSA Fiasco.
12. Caitlin Zaloom on the Explosion of Student Debt — Episode 37 of Brave New World.
13. Indebted: How Families Make College Work at Any Cost — Caitlin Zaloom.
14. The Submerged State -- Suzanne Mettler.
15. Why We Sleep -- Matthew Walker.
16. Andrew Yang on the New Politics America Needs — Episode 27 of Brave New World.
17. Albert Wenger on the World After Capital — Episode 29 of Brave New World.
18. Paul Sheard Demystifies Money -- Episode 73 of Brave New World.
19. Capital in the Twenty-First Century -- Thomas Piketty.
20. The Political Economy of Education, Financial Literacy, and the Racial Wealth Gap -- Darrick Hamilton and William Darity Jr.

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