Annie Lowrey

Annie Lowrey is a staff writer at The Atlantic. She is the author of Give People Money, which was shortlisted for the Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award. Prior to joining The Atlantic, she was a staff writer for The New York Times and New York magazine, as well as the Moneybox columnist for Slate. At The Atlantic, she writes about the economy and politics.

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  1. The Job Market Is Hell

    Young people are using ChatGPT to write their applications; HR is using AI to read them; no one is getting hired.

    a maze to a briefcase
    Illustration by Jonelle Afurong / The Atlantic. Sources: Dimitri Otis / Getty; Javier Zayas Photography / Getty.
  2. Yes, Cash Transfers Work

    Money alleviates poverty. It’s not complicated.

    Image of two people exchanging money.
    Photo-illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Petrified Films / Getty; Onyx Media, Llc - Footage / Getty; BBC Archive / Getty.
  3. Trump Is a Degrowther

    What else do you call a strategy designed to raise prices and lower productivity?

    Illustration of a sinking paper boat folded from a $100 bill
    Illustration by Akshita Chandra / The Atlantic. Source: Getty.