Noam Scheiber

Noam Scheiber /ˈnoʊm ˈʃaɪbər/ is a workplace and labor reporter for The New York Times, focusing on white-collar workers; he joined the Times in 2015. Scheiber was previously a senior editor for The New Republic, which he wrote for from 2000 through 2014. He has contributed to numerous other news outlets, including The Washington Post, CNN, CNBC and National Public Radio.

Early life and education

Scheiber earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Tulane University, followed by a master's degree in economics from Oxford University. He was a Rhodes Scholar as well as a Truman Scholar.

Career

Scheiber's first book, The Escape Artists: How Obama's Team Fumbled the Recovery, was released in February 2012. Based on more than 250 interviews, combined with the author's informed commentary, the book discusses the Obama administration's economic team and their handling of the economic recovery in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis.

Scheiber shared the 2018 Gerald Loeb Award for Beat Reporting for the story "Automating Hate".

Scheiber's second book, Mutiny; The Rise and Revolt of the College-Educated Working Class, was published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux in April 2026. The book delves into the responses of younger workers to the difficult economic environment they are contending with in the 2020s.

References

  1. ↑ "Senior Editor Noam Scheiber's Recent Articles". The New Republic. 2007. Archived from the original on November 13, 2007. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Noam Scheiber Profile". CNBC. 12 March 2010. Retrieved 2016-08-19.
  3. ↑ Rhodes Trust Chooses 32 As Scholars The New York Times. 8 December 1997. Retrieved 12 November 2013
  4. ↑ Michiko Kakutani (27 February 2012) Obama’s Economists, Not Stimulating Enough The New York Times. Retrieved 12 November 2013
  5. ↑ Noam Scheiber (10 February 2012). "Obama's Worst Year: The inside story of his brush with political disaster". The New Republic. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
  6. ↑ "UCLA Anderson School of Management Announces 2018 Gerald Loeb Award Winners". PR Newswire. June 25, 2018. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Mutiny; The Rise and Revolt of the College-Educated Working Class". Kirkus Reviews. February 15, 2026. Retrieved May 15, 2026.

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