One-on-One with Andrew Yang

Description

The 2020 Democratic presidential candidate on the need for a universal basic income, what he learned on the campaign trail and what he'll do next.

This event was recorded as part of The 2020 Texas Tribune Festival that took place virtually Sept. 1-30, 2020. You’re welcome to watch here or share this link with your friends and colleagues to watch it on demand anytime. This session was recorded on Sept. 7 and aired on Sept. 9.

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This session is programmed in partnership with MSNBC and presented by bigBANG! 2020.

Speakers

Andrew Yang

Former 2020 Democratic Candidate for U.S. President

Yang is an entrepreneur, author, philanthropist and former 2020 presidential candidate. He is the founder of Humanity Forward, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the ideas he campaigned on during his run. Yang is also the founder of Venture for America, a nonprofit organization focused on creating jobs in cities struggling to recover from the Great Recession, and was named a “Champion of Change” by the Obama administration in 2011.

Moderator

Garrett Haake

Washington Correspondent for MSNBC

Haake covers national politics and breaking news for MSNBC, where he is a two-time regional Emmy winner for environmental and documentary reporting. Previously, he worked as a television reporter for WUSA-TV in Washington, D.C., and reported on the 2012 presidential campaign for NBC News.