The American Prospect
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- Not to be confused with the British general interest magazine Prospect or with the Scottish architecture publication Prospect.
| Editor | Mark Schmitt, Paul Starr, Robert Kuttner, Robert Reich |
|---|---|
| Categories | U.S. politics and public policy |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Publisher | George W. Slowik Jr. |
| Paid circulation | 37 000 |
| Unpaid circulation | 300 000 (online) |
| Total circulation (10) |
355 000 |
| Year founded | 1990 |
| Company | The American Prospect, Inc. |
| Country |  United States |
| Based in | Washington, D.C. |
| Language | American English |
| Website | www.prospect.org |
| ISSN | 1049-7285 |
The American Prospect is a monthly American political magazine dedicated to liberalism. It bills itself as a journal "of liberal ideas, committed to a just society, an enriched democracy, and effective liberal politics"[1] which focuses on U.S. politics and public policy. Politically, the magazine is in support of modern American liberalism, similar to The New Republic and The Nation, which target an intellectual audience likewise.
The magazine was founded in 1990 by Robert Kuttner, Robert Reich, and Paul Starr as a response to the perceived intellectual ascendancy of conservatism in the 1980s. Originally it published quarterly, then bimonthly. In 2000, thanks to a grant from the Schumann Center for Media and Democracy[citation needed], it became biweekly. Financial and logistical difficulties ensued, and the magazine moved to its present monthly format in spring 2003. Currently Kuttner and Starr share the title of Editor with Mark Schmitt, who is also the magazine's executive editor. The online version of the magazine includes an active blog, TAPPED as well a blog by Dean Baker.
The magazine's alumni include Jonathan Chait, Jonathan Cohn, Joshua Green, Joshua Micah Marshall, Jedediah Purdy, Chris Mooney, Matthew Yglesias, Michael Massing, Joe Conason, Michael Tomasky, Ezra Klein, and Scott Stossel.
Recent executive editors have included (from oldest to latest) Michael Tomasky, Harold Meyerson, and Mark Schmitt
