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Annie Lowrey

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Annie Lowrey
Lowrey in 2026
Born (1984-07-22) July 22, 1984 (age 42)
EducationHarvard University (BA)
OccupationJournalist
Employers
SpouseEzra Klein (m. 2011)[1]
Children2

Annie M. Lowrey (/ˈlaʊri/; born July 22, 1984)[2] is an American journalist who writes on politics and economic policy for The Atlantic.[3] She is a proponent of universal basic income.[4][5]

Career

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Before joining The Atlantic as a staff writer, Lowrey covered economic policy for The New York Times and served as the Moneybox columnist for Slate.[6] She was also a staff writer for the Washington Independent and was on the editorial staffs of Foreign Policy and The New Yorker.[7]

Lowrey joined Slate in 2010 as part of an effort to revamp their coverage of business and the economy.[8] Lowrey has appeared as a guest on the The Daily Show, PBS News Hour,[9] The Rachel Maddow Show,[10] Morning Joe, Up with Steve Kornacki, Real Time with Bill Maher,[11] and Bloggingheads.tv.[12][13]

Personal life

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Lowrey attended Harvard University. While at Harvard, she wrote for The Harvard Crimson.[14]

Lowrey is married to Ezra Klein, the co-founder of Vox and currently a columnist and podcast host at The New York Times.[15][16] They have two children, the first born in February 2019 and the second in fall 2021.[17] In 2022, Lowrey wrote about how each of her pregnancies involved significant health complications.[18]

Writings

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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.[19][20][21][22] It was shortlisted for the 2018 Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award.[23] In 2026, she published The Time Tax: How the Government Wastes Our Time—and How to Fix It.[24]

References

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  1. ↑ "Mazel Tov, Media Power Couple". October 26, 2011.
  2. ↑ Pappu, Sridhar (March 25, 2011). "Young Pundits Become Washington's Media Elite". The New York Times.
  3. ↑ "Lowrey to cover economic policy for The Atlantic". Talking Biz News. February 22, 2017. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  4. ↑ Lowrey, Annie (August 16, 2018). "Why the U.S. Should Provide Universal Basic Income". The Atlantic.
  5. ↑ "Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic". The Atlantic. August 9, 2026. Retrieved August 25, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Annie Lowrey leaving Slate". New York Magazine.
  7. ↑ "Annie Lowrey". The Guardian. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Annie Lowrey writes on the economy and business for Slate". Slate.
  9. ↑ "Borders Closes the Book as Decisions Come Back to Haunt Chain". PBS.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  10. ↑ Maddow, Rachel. "Unemployed Could Wield Power". YouTube.
  11. ↑ "Real Time With Bill Maher Ep 9: March 24, 2023: David Sedaris, Scott Galloway, Annie Lowrey | Official Website for the HBO Series | HBO.com". HBO.
  12. ↑ "Bloggingheads.tv".
  13. ↑ The Daily Show (July 25, 2018). Annie Lowrey - “Give People Money” and the Case for a Universal Basic Income | The Daily Show. Retrieved August 25, 2026 – via YouTube.
  14. ↑ "Annie M. Lowrey". The Harvard Crimson. June 5, 2007. Archived from the original on January 21, 2010.
  15. ↑ "New York Media Power Couples". New York Observer. July 5, 2011. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
  16. ↑ Show', 'The Ezra Klein (January 19, 2021). "Opinion | Introducing 'The Ezra Klein Show'". The New York Times.
  17. ↑ 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.
  18. ↑ Lowrey, Annie (August 1, 2022). "American Motherhood: My pregnancies could have killed me, but at least I chose them". The Atlantic. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  19. ↑ "Journalist and author Annie Lowrey wants you to understand that universal basic income isn't crazy". Recode. July 16, 2018. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  20. ↑ 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.
  21. ↑ Chotiner, Isaac (July 23, 2018). "Universal Basic Income Is Not a Magic Bullet". Slate. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  22. ↑ "What if the Government Gave Everyone a Paycheck?". Book review. The New York Times. July 9, 2018.
  23. ↑ "FT/McKinsey Business Book of the Year — the shortlist". Financial Times. September 14, 2018. Retrieved September 14, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  24. ↑ "The Time Tax". HarperCollins. Retrieved August 25, 2026.
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