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Robert Kuttner

Robert Kuttner is co-founder and co-editor of The American Prospect, as well as a distinguished senior fellow of the think tank Demos. He was a longtime columnist for Business Week and continues to write columns in The Boston Globe. He is the author of Obama's Challenge and other books.

Recent Articles

The Brutal Price of Bush's Tax Cut

Robert KuttnerDec 19, 2001

The great budget surplus is evaporating. The culprit is George W. Bush's tax cut,
compounded by the economic slowdown. Seemingly, this spells bad political news for Bush. He
is having to violate his pledge that the Social Security surplus would never be tapped for general
government outlays.

Tax-Cut Battle Lost, Democrats Can't Let Up Now

Robert KuttnerDec 19, 2001

In losing $1.35 trillion of federal revenue to George W. Bush's tax cut, the Democrats
lost an important battle, but maybe they haven't lost the war.

The war, in this case, is a principled conflict between two contending philosophies of
governance and the good society. Should people fend mostly for themselves or should some
needs be provided socially?

The Tax Debate We Really Need

Robert KuttnerDec 19, 2001

The increasingly severe economic downturn offers a fresh basis to reconsider
President Bush's tax plan. For starters, it's the wrong kind of tax cut. For reasons of
budgetary sleight of hand, most of the benefits would occur in future years. But we
need a strong economic stimulus right now.

By contrast, President Kennedy's tax cut, which conservatives love to invoke, was
front-loaded.

Thank You Mr. President:

Robert KuttnerDec 19, 2001

Dear Mr. President,


I didn't vote for you, but you keep making my day.


The liberal magazine that I edit, The American Prospect, has doubled its circulation since last fall. Your administration is slavishly pro-business--but it's also good for our business.


The more you keep pursuing policies that most people think are nuts, the more people are eager to find alternatives. Imagine, cutting taxes on the richest one percent of Americans, instead of giving ordinary people secure health care and good schools.


Democrats Must Regroup to Fight Tax Cut

Robert KuttnerDec 19, 2001

Propelled by Alan Greenspan's sudden conversion, George W. Bush's crusade for a
massive general tax cut seems all but unstoppable. The Democrats need to offer
something better, and fast, or we will soon have Reagan II.

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