Zachary D. Carter is a senior reporter at HuffPost, where he covers economic policy and American politics. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Price of Peace: Money, Democracy and the Life of John Maynard Keynes, named one of the best books of 2020 by the book critics of The New York Times, The Economist, Publishers Weekly, Bloomberg, Mother Jones, TechCrunch and others. Zachary is a frequent guest on television and radio whose work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The New Republic, The Nation, and The American Prospect, among other outlets. Zachary began his career at SNL Financial (now a division of S&P Global), where he was a banking reporter during the financial crisis of 2008. He wrote features about macroeconomic policy, regional economic instability, and the bank bailouts, but his passion was for the complex, arcane world of financial regulatory policy. He covered the accounting standards that both fed the crisis and shielded bank executives from its blowback, detailed the consumer protection abuses that consumed the mortgage business and exposed oversight failures at the Federal Reserve and other government agencies that allowed reckless debts to pile up around the world. Since joining HuffPost in 2010, Zachary has covered the implementation of the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial reform law, political standoffs over trade policy and the federal budget, and the fight over the future of the Democratic Party. His feature story, “Swiped: Banks, Merchants and Why Washington Doesn't Work for You” was included in the Columbia Journalism Review’s compilation Best Business Writing. Email him at zach dot carter at huffpost dot com.
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The Redditors Have Revealed A Myth About The Stock Market
The stock market cannot cure what ails you.
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Biden's $1.9 Trillion Package Is A Good Start. But It's Only A Start.
There's a lot to like in Biden's relief agenda — if Republicans will let it pass.
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There Is No Unity Without Accountability
Republicans who fomented the U.S. Capitol riot with lies must face consequences.
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A Very Republican Riot
The MAGA forces that descended on the Capitol were the product of decades of GOP strategy and miscalculation.
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The Georgia Runoffs Give Joe Biden The Green Light On The Economy
The economy needs at least $2 trillion from the incoming Biden administration, and fast.
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Senate Blocks Confirmation Of Trump's Federal Reserve Nominee Judy Shelton
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell voted no, giving him the option to bring Shelton's nomination up again at a later date.
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Big Tech Is The New Big Tobacco And Joe Biden Doesn't Get It
Just look at who's running his transition.
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Joe Biden Ran On Character. That's Not Going To Fix What's Broken With America.
The president-elect won't be able to heal the country by retreating from conflict.
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The Levee Breaks Against Big Tech
The DOJ antitrust case against Google is an important landmark for the digital economy.
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Nancy Pelosi Should Take The Stimulus Deal
It's good for working people and a rare political gift from the Trump administration.
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How America Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Deficit
Economists are comfortable with a big national debt. Why isn't Congress?
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Our Tax Code Is Designed To Create Donald Trump
Tipping the scales in favor of the rich doesn't just create inequality, it produces an inept upper class shielded from the consequences of its errors.
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The Fed Is Ducking Its Responsibilities To Main Street
When Wall Street needs help, the Fed always brings the cavalry. So why has the central bank abandoned state and local governments?
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Why We Love Rudolph
The red-nosed reindeer — brought to you by a department store, General Electric, and a Jewish songwriter — remains a fable about the American dream.
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It's A Wonderful Life: The Miraculous Origins Of A Christmas Classic
It took an immigrant to make the ultimate American movie.
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God Bless Us, Every Robber Baron
How did Charles Dickens' beloved Christmas story become a trophy for a Wall Street titan?