Jeff Madrick is a contributor to the New York Review of Books and a former economics columnist for the New York Times. He is editor of Challenge Magazine, visiting professor of humanities at Cooper Union, and senior fellow at the New School's Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis. He is the author of Taking America, The End of Affluence (Random House) and The Case for Big Government.
Geithner's Stock Plummeting
Tim Geithner hotly defended his job Thursday in front of angry Republican congressmen who asked him to step down. "W...
The Looming Banking Battle
Chris Dodd's proposal to reregulate Wall Street puts Obama's efforts to shame-but it doesn't go far enough, says Jeff...
Why Washington Won't Prevent Another Meltdown
The U.S. can't rely on the proposed House bill to protect the economy from another crash. Relying on regulators won't...
The Do-Nothing G-20
They fled Pittsburgh with vague promises to rein in their financial systems. But Jeff Madrick writes that the G-20 le...
