Annie Lowrey

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Annie Lowrey
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Lowrey in 2016
Born (1984-07-22) July 22, 1984 (age 40) [1]
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater Harvard University (BA)
OccupationJournalist
Employers
Spouse Ezra Klein (m. 2011) [2]
Children2

Annie M. Lowrey ( /ˈlaʊri/ ; born July 22, 1984) is an American journalist who writes on politics and economic policy for The Atlantic . [3] Previously, Lowrey covered economic policy for the New York Times and prior to that was the Moneybox columnist for Slate . [4] She was also a staff writer for the Washington Independent and was on the editorial staffs of Foreign Policy and The New Yorker . [5] She is a leading proponent of universal basic income. [6]

Contents

Lowrey joined Slate in 2010 as part of an effort to revamp their coverage of business and the economy. [7] Lowrey has appeared as a guest on the PBS News Hour , [8] The Rachel Maddow Show , [9] Morning Joe , Up with Steve Kornacki , Real Time with Bill Maher , [10] and Bloggingheads.tv. [11]

Personal life

Lowrey attended Harvard University. While at Harvard, she wrote for The Harvard Crimson . [12]

Lowrey is married to Ezra Klein, the co-founder of Vox and currently a columnist and podcast host at the New York Times . [13] [14] They have two children, the first born in February 2019 and the second in fall 2021. [15] In 2022, Lowrey wrote about how each of her pregnancies involved significant health complications. [16]

Writings

In 2018, Lowrey published her first book, titled Give People Money: How a Universal Basic Income Would End Poverty, Revolutionize Work, and Remake the World. [17] [18] [19] [20] It was shortlisted for the 2018 Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award. [21]

References

  1. ↑ Pappu, Sridhar (March 25, 2011). "Young Pundits Become Washington's Media Elite". The New York Times.
  2. ↑ Mazel Tov, Media Power Couple – The New York Observer
  3. ↑ "Lowrey to cover economic policy for The Atlantic". Talking Biz News. February 22, 2017. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Annie Lowrey leaving Slate". New York Magazine.
  5. ↑ "Annie Lowrey". The Guardian. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
  6. ↑ Lowrey, Annie (August 16, 2018). "Why the U.S. Should Provide Universal Basic Income". The Atlantic.
  7. ↑ "Annie Lowrey writes on the economy and business for Slate". Slate.
  8. ↑ "Borders Closes the Book as Decisions Come Back to Haunt Chain". PBS .
  9. ↑ Maddow, Rachel. "Unemployed Could Wield Power". YouTube.
  10. ↑ "hbo episode guide".
  11. ↑ "The Super-Rich Are Different From You and Me".
  12. ↑ "Annie M. Lowrey". The Harvard Crimson. June 5, 2007. Archived from the original on January 21, 2010.
  13. ↑ "New York Media Power Couples". New York Observer. July 5, 2011. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
  14. ↑ Show', 'The Ezra Klein (January 19, 2021). "Opinion | Introducing 'The Ezra Klein Show'". The New York Times.
  15. ↑ Ezra Klein and Jane Coaston (February 25, 2019). "Noah Rothman on the "unjustice" of social justice politics". The Ezra Klein Show (Podcast). Vox Media Podcast Network. Event occurs at 00:00:20. Archived from the original on February 6, 2020. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  16. ↑ Lowrey, Annie (August 1, 2022). "American Motherhood: My pregnancies could have killed me, but at least I chose them". The Atlantic. No. August 1, 2022. The Atlantic Monthly Group. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  17. ↑ "Journalist and author Annie Lowrey wants you to understand that universal basic income isn't crazy". Recode . July 16, 2018. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  18. ↑ Pethoukis, James; Chen, Lanhee (August 24, 2018). "'Give People Money'? A long-read Q&A with Annie Lowrey on the case for a Universal Basic Income". American Enterprise Institute. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  19. ↑ Chotiner, Isaac (July 23, 2018). "Universal Basic Income Is Not a Magic Bullet". Slate . Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  20. ↑ "What if the Government Gave Everyone a Paycheck?". Book review. The New York Times . July 9, 2018.
  21. ↑ "FT/McKinsey Business Book of the Year — the shortlist". Financial Times. September 14, 2018. Archived from the original on September 15, 2018. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
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