Jeff Faux

Jeff Faux is a distinguished fellow at the Economic Policy Institute, which he founded. His latest book, The Servant Economy (Wiley), was published in June 2012.

Recent Articles

Trading on Terrorism:

Jeff FauxDec 19, 2001

"Sometimes," U.S. Trade Representative Robert
Zoellick said recently, "tragedy
also presents opportunities for those who are alert." Sure enough, in the
collapse of the World Trade Center, the alert Mr. Zoellick saw an opportunity to
appeal to wartime patriotism in order to put new trade deals on a congressional
"fast track."

The WTO Vote: Whose Rules for Globalism?

Jeff FauxDec 19, 2001

As this spring's congressional debate heats up over ratification of the recent China-U.S. trade agreement, the mainstream media have once again dragged out the hoary morality play on "free trade." On the dark side are protectionist unions, irresponsible eco-freaks, and the jingoist right. On the side of light and reason are the president, the Republican leadership, and the high-minded CEOs of America's great multinational corporations. In the script, the triumph of virtue is continually put at risk by the public's ignorance of economics.

The Myth of the New Democrats

There isn't much new or Democratic about the New Democrats. They preach the same brand of conservative politics that has run this country into the ground.

Jeff FauxDec 19, 2001

Becoming a media buzzword is the public relations dream of every Washington policy cabal. It is the signal that the media is ready to collaborate. The great PR success story of the 1980s was the "supply-siders." The term, which suggests a conservative concern with investment and producer efficiency, is still applied to those who promoted the decidedly demand-side Reaganomics of economic stimulus through the deficit financing of military and private consumption.

A New Conversation: How to Rebuild the Democratic Party

Let's face it: The Democratic Party got into some bad relationships. It doesn't need a new message so much as a whole new conversation with the American people.

Jeff FauxDec 19, 2001

The Evasion of Politics

Jeff FauxDec 19, 2001

Jeff Faux's "The Myth of the New Democrats" (TAP, Fall 1993) is illuminating--but in unintentional ways. It highlights the unresolved tension in The American Prospect's editorial persona: though dedicated to rethinking old liberal assumptions, the magazine often shies from conclusions that defy liberal orthodoxy. TAP thus oscillates between earnest stabs at policy innovation and purse-lipped attempts to suppress heresy and enforce liberal dogma. Faux's polemic falls in the latter category.

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Jeff Faux

Recent Articles

Trading on Terrorism:

The WTO Vote: Whose Rules for Globalism?

The Myth of the New Democrats

There isn't much new or Democratic about the New Democrats. They preach the same brand of conservative politics that has run this country into the ground.

A New Conversation: How to Rebuild the Democratic Party

Let's face it: The Democratic Party got into some bad relationships. It doesn't need a new message so much as a whole new conversation with the American people.

The Evasion of Politics

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