The persistence of poverty amidst our plenitude has vexed economists for centuries. Despite all our progress, the safety net in America leaves too many citizens in behind. Basic income offers a surprisingly simple solution. But would investing in basic income be more effective than other strategies?

Most American workers have no power in the workplace, leaving them with little say in the decisions that govern their everyday lives. Could codetermination deliver a form of economic democracy that benefits workers and firms alike?

It takes a community to raise land values, but standard property taxes deliver the benefits to private owners of land, reward land speculation that undermines development, and worsen the urban housing shortage.