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Bliss Broyard

  1. rikers
    Rikers: The ObituariesFifteen people at the jail died in 2021. These are their lives — and how they came to an end.
  2. the longest lives
    One of the Last Greenwich Village Bohemians Turns 100 in QuarantineVincent Livelli once seduced Anaïs Nin and is why Clement Greenberg knew the rumba. He’s still holding court off Washington Square Park.
  3. universal basic income
    Laura Just Wants to Retire With Dignity — And Visit Her New Great-GranddaughterHow Stockton, California’s experiment in universal basic income helped a 68-year-old woman trying to get by on Social Security and a small pension.
  4. universal basic income
    Greg Just Tries Not to Think About the Bills and the Debt and His Bad CreditHow Stockton, California’s experiment in universal basic income helped a father of four.
  5. universal basic income
    Phyllis Knows She’s More Than Her CircumstancesHow Stockton, California’s experiment in universal basic income helped a family of three facing a cancer diagnosis.
  6. universal basic income
    Grace Has Too Many Big Plans to Settle for Just a JobHow Stockton, California’s experiment in universal basic income helped an aspiring entrepreneur.
  7. universal basic income
    Danielle Has Just One Goal: No Debt, No Debt, No DebtHow Stockton, California’s experiment in universal basic income helped a family of four facing $60,000 in debt.
  8. public policy
    What Would You do With an Extra $500 a Month?Five people open their lives (and their accounts) in a test run of universal basic income.