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THE EXPERTS
Featured experts and interviewees doing critical work around rethinking the current American economic structure.
Bernie Sanders is an Independent U.S. Senator from Vermont who previously served 16 years in the House of Representatives and four terms as Mayor of Burlington. His work in Congress has focused on issues including income and wealth inequality, health care, labor, trade and the economic security of working and middle-class Americans.
Elizabeth Warren is a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, former Harvard Law School professor and longtime scholar of bankruptcy and consumer finance. Following the 2008 financial crisis, she chaired the Congressional Oversight Panel for the Troubled Asset Relief Program and was instrumental in advocating for the creation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
David Cay Johnston is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist and author whose reporting has focused extensively on taxes, inequality and the ways government policies affect the distribution of wealth. A former reporter for The New York Times, he is the author of Perfectly Legal and Free Lunch.
Robert Kuttner is a journalist, author and co-founder of The American Prospect and the Economic Policy Institute. For decades, his work has examined political economy, inequality, financial regulation and the role of government in creating broadly shared prosperity. He is the author of numerous books, including The Squandering of America.
David Brock is the former President, Chairman and CEO of American Airlines and one of the airline industry’s most prominent executives. An outspoken critic of airline deregulation, Crandall has argued for a stronger role for government in protecting the public interest and maintaining America's industrial capacity.
Van Jones is an author, advocate and co-founder of several nonprofit organizations, including the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, Color of Change and Green For All. He served as a White House adviser on green jobs during the Obama administration and has advocated for connecting environmental sustainability with economic opportunity and job creation.
Robert Lloyd “Bob” Crandall is the former President, Chairman and CEO of American Airlines and one of the airline industry’s most prominent executives. An outspoken critic of airline deregulation, Crandall has argued for a stronger role for government in protecting the public interest and maintaining America's industrial capacity.
Donna F. Edwards is an attorney, community activist and former U.S. Representative from Maryland. Elected to Congress in 2008, she became the first Black woman to represent Maryland in the U.S. House of Representatives. Her work has included campaign-finance reform and efforts to address the influence of money in American politics.
Leo W. Gerard was International President of the United Steelworkers, representing workers across manufacturing, steel, paper, energy and other industries. A longtime labor leader, Gerard has spoken extensively about the decline of American manufacturing, globalization and the impact of economic policy on workers and organized labor.
Jeff Faux is the founding president of the Economic Policy Institute and author of The Global Class War. His work examines globalization, trade, labor and economic inequality, with particular attention to the relationship between government policy and the economic security of working Americans.
Jakada Imani is a longtime community organizer and activist who served as Executive Director of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights. His work has focused on economic opportunity, urban communities, alternatives to incarceration and redefining the American Dream to include a broader and more diverse range of Americans.
Alan Stuart Blinder is Professor of Economics and Public Affairs at Princeton University and a former Vice Chairman of the Federal Reserve. He also served on President Bill Clinton’s Council of Economic Advisers. His work has focused on monetary policy, central banking, financial crises and the offshoring of American jobs.
Deepak Bhargava, was Executive Director of the Center for Community Change, a national organization dedicated to building the power of low-income communities to influence the policies and institutions affecting their lives. His work has focused on economic justice, community organizing and public policy.
Kimber Lanning is an entrepreneur and advocate for locally owned businesses and sustainable communities. As founder of Local First Arizona, she has worked to demonstrate how local businesses, economic self-reliance and community investment can strengthen regional economies and create more resilient communities.
Michael Lind is an author, journalist and public-policy scholar whose work examines American political history, economic policy and national strategy. He has written for publications including The New Yorker, Harper’s Magazine and The New Republic and is the author of numerous books on American politics, history and public policy.
Nomi Prins is an author, journalist and former Wall Street executive who worked at Goldman Sachs and Bear Stearns before turning to investigative writing. Her work examines the relationship between Wall Street, government, financial institutions and economic inequality. Her books include Other People’s Money and It Takes a Pillage.
Drew Westen, Ph.D., is a psychologist, neuroscientist and author whose work examines the role of emotion and psychology in political communication and decision-making. A professor at Emory University, he is the author of The Political Brain and has advised political campaigns and organizations on messaging and communications strategy.