Forward: Notes on the Future of Our Democracy

Despite being written off by the media, Andrew Yang's shoestring 2020 presidential campaign-powered by his proposal for a universal basic income of $1,000 a month for all Americans-jolted the political establishment, growing into a massive, diverse movement. Now, in Forward, Yang reveals that UBI and the threat of job automation are only the beginning, diagnosing how a series of cascading problems within our antiquated systems keeps us stuck in the past-imperilling our democracy at every level. Inspired by his experience running for office and as an entrepreneur, and by ideas drawn from leading thinkers, Yang offers a series of "innovative" (Newsweek) solutions, including data rights, ranked-choice voting, and fact-based governance empowered by modern technology, writing that "there is no cavalry"-it's up to us. This is a powerful and urgent warning that we must step back from the brink and plot a new way forward for our democracy.