Jeff Madrick

Jeff Madrick is director of the Bernard L. Schwartz Rediscovering Government Initiative at the Century Foundation and editor of Challenge magazine. His latest book is Seven Bad Ideas: How Mainstream Economists Have Damaged America and the World.

It’s the Solution, Not the Problem It’s the Solution, Not the Problem

Faith-based claims about the dangers of big government do not stand up to the evidence.

Nov 6, 2008 / Feature / Jeff Madrick

How to Fix Our Broken Economy How to Fix Our Broken Economy

The political mainstream is beholden to sclerotic economic policies that serve only a fraction of the public's interests.

Oct 4, 2007 / Feature / Jeff Madrick

Goodbye, Horatio Alger Goodbye, Horatio Alger

Is education widening the class divide?

Jan 21, 2007 / Feature / Jeff Madrick

The Growing Wage Gap The Growing Wage Gap

A winning economic strategy for Democrats: Push for realistic policies to relieve workers' frustrations, rebuild their damaged confidence and improve lifetime security.

Sep 21, 2006 / Editorial / Jeff Madrick

Spending for Growth Spending for Growth

One of the great disappointments of recent decades is that Democrats have more or less swallowed whole the underlying economic theories of their Republican rivals.

Oct 24, 2002 / Editorial / Jeff Madrick

Enron, the Media and the New Economy Enron, the Media and the New Economy

The Houston company was part of the biggest "big idea" of the past decade.

Mar 14, 2002 / Feature / Jeff Madrick

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