Annie Lowrey

Annie M. Lowrey (/ˈlɑːri/; born 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 served on the editorial staffs of Foreign Policy and The New Yorker.[5] She is a leading proponent of universal basic income.[6]

Annie Lowrey
Lowrey in 2016
Born1984 (age 36–37)[1]
NationalityAmerican
Alma materHarvard University
OccupationJournalist
Employer
Spouse(s)Ezra Klein (m. 2011)[2]
Children1

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 Newshour,[8] The Rachel Maddow Show,[9] Morning Joe, Up with Steve Kornacki, and Bloggingheads.tv.[10]

Personal life

Lowery graduated from Harvard University with a degree in English and American Literature.[11] While at Harvard, she wrote for the Harvard Crimson.[12]

Lowrey is married to Ezra Klein, the co-founder of Vox and presently a columnist at the New York Times.[13][14] As of 2018, they live in Oakland, California.[15] They have one child, born in February 2019.[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 (25 March 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. 22 February 2017. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
  4. "Annie Lowrey leaving Slate". New York Magazine.
  5. "Annie Lowrey". The Guardian. Retrieved 2014-08-18.
  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".
  9. Maddow, Rachel. "Unemployed Could Wield Power". YouTube.
  10. "The Super-Rich Are Different From You and Me".
  11. Team, Marathi TV Editorial (2020-03-16). "Annie Lowrey Wiki, Age, Husband, Bio, Atlantic ( Ezra Klein Wife )". Marathi.TV. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  12. "Annie M. Lowrey". The Harvard Crimson. Jun 5, 2007. Archived from the original on 2010-01-21.
  13. "New York Media Power Couples". New York Observer. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
  14. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/19/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-trailer.html
  15. Johnson, Eric (2018-12-12). "Full Q&A: Ezra Klein and Kara Swisher on the future of journalism". Vox. Archived from the original on October 6, 2019. Retrieved 2019-10-06.
  16. 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. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
  17. "Journalist and author Annie Lowrey wants you to understand that universal basic income isn't crazy". Recode. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  18. Pethoukis, James; Chen, Lanhee. "'Give People Money'? A long-read Q&A with Annie Lowrey on the case for a Universal Basic Income". American Enterprise Institute. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  19. Chotiner, Isaac. "Universal Basic Income Is Not a Magic Bullet". Slate. Retrieved 2 April 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. 14 September 2018. Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
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