Robert Kuttner

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Robert Kuttner is the co-founder and current editor-in-chief of The American Prospect, which was created in 1990 as "an authoritative magazine of liberal ideas," according to its mission statement.

He is also one of five co-founders of the Economic Policy Institute, and currently serves on its board of directors.

1 Education/Academe
2 Writer/Editor
3 Author
4 Commentator
5 Government Service
6 Recognition
7 Family
8 External links

[edit] Education/Academe

Robert Kuttner attended Oberlin College, the University of California, Berkeley, and the London School of Economics.

At different times throughout his career he has taught at Brandeis, Boston University, UMass, and Harvard's Institute of Politics. He has also been a John F. Kennedy Fellow at Harvard University, a Woodrow Wilson Fellow at UC-Berkeley, a Guggenheim Fellow, and a Radcliffe Public Policy Fellow.

He holds an honorary degree from Swarthmore College.

[edit] Writer/Editor

Kuttner has had an extensive career as a writer and editor at various national publications.

In addition to his early work at Pacifica Radio he was once Washington Editor of the Village Voice, economics editor at The New Republic, and a former member of the national staff at The Washington Post. He is also currently one of five columnists for the "Economic Viewpoint" section of BusinessWeek.

His nationally syndicated column is carried in over a dozen large dailies, in addition to appearing on The American Prospect website every Thursday.

[edit] Author

Robert Kuttner is author of several books dealing with economic and labor theory, as well as his political support for the revival of a robust labor-left agenda, including Everything For Sale: The Virtues and Limits of Markets, The End of Laissez-Faire, and The Life of the Party.

[edit] Commentator

Kuttner has appeared as a commentator-usually offering a leftist counterpoint-in numerous capacities, including as a periodic commentator on National Public Radio, The Newshour with Jim Lehrer, Firing Line, Debates-Debates, Crossfire, and numerous other public affairs and/or debate programs.

[edit] Government Service

In addition to being a pundit, Kuttner has served in several capacities within the federal government, including as an investigator for the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, as well as serving as Executive Director of former President Carter's National Commission on Neighborhoods.

[edit] Recognition

Robert Kuttner has been recognized by various organizations for his career as a journalist. These honors include the 1996 Sidney Hillman Award, which he won for his book Everything For Sale.

He has also been the recipient of the Paul Hoffman Award for Human Development of the United Nations, the Jack London Award for labor journalism, and the John Hancock Award "for excellence in business and financial journalism."

[edit] Family

Robert's wife, Joan Fitzgerald, is the Director of the Law, Policy and Society Program at Northeastern University. His daughter Jessica, is a social worker currently living in Western Massachusetts.