Jeff Madrick
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Jeff Madrick is a journalist, economic policy consultant and analyst. He is editor of Challenge: The Magazine of Economic Affairs, visiting professor of humanities at The Cooper Union, and director of policy research at the Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis, The New School
. He was educated at New York University
and Harvard University
, and was a Shorenstein Fellow at Harvard.
He is a regular contributor to The New York Review of Books
, and a former economics columnist for The New York Times
. He has also contributed to online publications such as the Daily Beast and the Huffington Post.
Madrick is the author of several books, including Taking America, and The End of Affluence, both of which were New York Times Notable Books of the Year. Taking America was also chosen by Business Week as one of the ten best books of the year.
His book The Case for Big Government, was named a Finalist (runner-up) for the PEN Galbraith General Non-Fiction Award for 2007-2008.
His latest book, Age of Greed: The Triumph of Finance and the Decline of America, 1970 to the Present, is a history of the American economy since 1970, which argues that deregulation of the financial sector allowed the industry to do tremendous damage to the American economy.
He has written for many other publications, including The Boston Review, The Washington Post
, The Los Angeles Times, Institutional Investor
, The Nation
, American Prospect, The Boston Globe
, Newsday
, and the business, op-ed, and magazine sections of The New York Times. He has appeared on Charlie Rose
, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
, NOW With Bill Moyers, Frontline, CNN
, CNBC
, CBS
, and NPR
. He was formerly finance editor of Business Week Magazine and an NBC News
reporter and commentator. His awards include an Emmy and a Page One Award.
He has served as a policy consultant for Sen. Edward M. Kennedy and other U.S. legislators.
The New School
The New School is a university in New York City, located mostly in Greenwich Village. From its founding in 1919 by progressive New York academics, and for most of its history, the university was known as the New School for Social Research. Between 1997 and 2005 it was known as New School University...
. He was educated at New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
and Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
, and was a Shorenstein Fellow at Harvard.
He is a regular contributor to The New York Review of Books
The New York Review of Books
The New York Review of Books is a fortnightly magazine with articles on literature, culture and current affairs. Published in New York City, it takes as its point of departure that the discussion of important books is itself an indispensable literary activity...
, and a former economics columnist for The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
. He has also contributed to online publications such as the Daily Beast and the Huffington Post.
Madrick is the author of several books, including Taking America, and The End of Affluence, both of which were New York Times Notable Books of the Year. Taking America was also chosen by Business Week as one of the ten best books of the year.
His book The Case for Big Government, was named a Finalist (runner-up) for the PEN Galbraith General Non-Fiction Award for 2007-2008.
His latest book, Age of Greed: The Triumph of Finance and the Decline of America, 1970 to the Present, is a history of the American economy since 1970, which argues that deregulation of the financial sector allowed the industry to do tremendous damage to the American economy.
He has written for many other publications, including The Boston Review, The Washington Post
The Washington Post
The Washington Post is Washington, D.C.'s largest newspaper and its oldest still-existing paper, founded in 1877. Located in the capital of the United States, The Post has a particular emphasis on national politics. D.C., Maryland, and Virginia editions are printed for daily circulation...
, The Los Angeles Times, Institutional Investor
Institutional investor
Institutional investors are organizations which pool large sums of money and invest those sums in securities, real property and other investment assets...
, The Nation
The Nation
The Nation is the oldest continuously published weekly magazine in the United States. The periodical, devoted to politics and culture, is self-described as "the flagship of the left." Founded on July 6, 1865, It is published by The Nation Company, L.P., at 33 Irving Place, New York City.The Nation...
, American Prospect, The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe is an American daily newspaper based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Boston Globe has been owned by The New York Times Company since 1993...
, Newsday
Newsday
Newsday is a daily American newspaper that primarily serves Nassau and Suffolk counties and the New York City borough of Queens on Long Island, although it is sold throughout the New York metropolitan area...
, and the business, op-ed, and magazine sections of The New York Times. He has appeared on Charlie Rose
Charlie Rose
Charles Peete "Charlie" Rose, Jr. is an American television talk show host and journalist. Since 1991 he has hosted Charlie Rose, an interview show distributed nationally by PBS since 1993...
, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
PBS NewsHour is an evening television news program broadcast weeknights on the Public Broadcasting Service in the United States. The show is produced by MacNeil/Lehrer Productions, a company co-owned by former anchors Jim Lehrer and Robert MacNeil, and Liberty Media, which owns a 65% stake in the...
, NOW With Bill Moyers, Frontline, CNN
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
, CNBC
CNBC
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, CBS
CBS
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, and NPR
NPR
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. He was formerly finance editor of Business Week Magazine and an NBC News
NBC News
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reporter and commentator. His awards include an Emmy and a Page One Award.
He has served as a policy consultant for Sen. Edward M. Kennedy and other U.S. legislators.
Writings
- The End of Affluence: The Causes and Consequences of America's Economic Dilemma. New York: Random HouseRandom HouseRandom House, Inc. is the largest general-interest trade book publisher in the world. It has been owned since 1998 by the German private media corporation Bertelsmann and has become the umbrella brand for Bertelsmann book publishing. Random House also has a movie production arm, Random House Films,...
, 1995. ISBN 978-0679436232 - The Case for Big Government. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University PressPrinceton University Press-Further reading:* "". Artforum International, 2005.-External links:* * * * *...
, 2009. ISBN 978-0691123318 - Age of Greed: The Triumph of Finance and the Decline of America, 1970 to the Present. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2011. ISBN 978-1400041718
External links
- Jeff Madrick Official website
- Bibliography at the New York Review of Books
- No New Taxes: The Case for Big Government by Jeff Madrick in the Boston ReviewBoston ReviewBoston Review is a bimonthly American political and literary magazine. The magazine covers, specifically, political debates, literature, and poetry...
, Jan/Feb 2009 - Review of "The Case for Big Government" in the Mises Review, Spring 2009
- Review of "The Case for Big Government" in the New York Review of Books, Mar 12 2009
- Review of "The Case for Big Government" in the New York Times, Jan 18 2009
- Critics:Executive pay cuts a sop to taxpayers, NPR.com, Oct 23, 2009.