Universal Basic Income Pilot Program; Former Education Secretary Arne Duncan

Universal Basic Income Pilot Program; Former Education Secretary Arne Duncan

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U.S. schools are trying to plan for the upcoming academic year as the pandemic intensifies. Arne Duncan, former Secretary of Education under Obama, joins us to discuss the push by the Trump administration to reopen schools in the fall. Universal basic income, the policy that promises a regular paycheck regardless of employment, is starting to gain traction and funding. Stockton, California, Mayor Michael Tubbs joins us to discuss the city’s pilot program.