In addition to his early work at Pacifica Radio, including a stint as general manager of WBAI-FM in New York, he has served as Washington Editor of the "Village Voice", editor of the journal "Working Papers for a New Society," economics editor at "The New Republic", and was a member of the national staff at the "Washington Post". Between 1984 and 2005 he was one of five columnists for the "Economic Viewpoint" section (also titled "Economic Watch") of "BusinessWeek". His first job was an assistant to the independent journalist I.F. Stone.