The federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic has brought renewed national attention to the idea of a guaranteed income as a potential game-changing approach to tackle the nation’s deep economic inequality.

Building on the promising results of the Stockton Economic Empowerment Demonstration, Mayor Michael Tubbs of Stockton, California, has partnered with the Economic Security project to launch Mayors for a Guaranteed Income. The mayors involved with MGI are advocating for a guaranteed income at the local, state and federal level.

Moderator

Helaine Olen, Washington Post

Speakers

Madeline Neighly, Economic Security Project

Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, Jackson, Mississippi

Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway, Madison, Wisconsin

Mayor Michael D. Tubbs, Stockton, California