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James B. Steele

January 19, 2024

For other people named James Steele, see James Steele (disambiguation).

James B. Steele (born January 3, 1943) is an American investigative journalist and author. With longtime collaborator Donald L. Barlett he has won two Pulitzer Prizes, two National Magazine Awards, six George Polk Awards and many other national awards during the 40 years they worked together at The Philadelphia Inquirer, Time, and Vanity Fair.

James B. Steele
Born (1943-01-03) January 3, 1943 (age 81) 
Hutchinson, Kansas
Occupation(s)Investigative journalist, nonfiction writer
Notable credit(s)The Philadelphia Inquirer, Time, Vanity Fair, books:Empire: The Life, Legend, and Madness of Howard Hughes (with Donald L. Barlett), Forevermore: Nuclear Waste in America (with Donald L. Barlett), America: What Went Wrong?(with Donald L. Barlett), America: Who Really Pays the Taxes? (with Donald L. Barlett), America: Who Stole the Dream (with Donald L. Barlett), The Great American Tax Dodge (with Donald L. Barlett), Critical Condition: How Health Care in America Became Big Business -- and Bad Medicine (with Donald L. Barlett), The Betrayal of the American Dream (with Donald L. Barlett), America: What Went Wrong? The Crisis Deepens (with Donald L. Barlett).
SpouseNancy Steele
ChildrenAllison Steele
RelativesLisa Steele (sister)
Websitehttp://barlettandsteele.com/index.php

Biography edit

Steele was born in Hutchinson, Kansas, and was raised in Kansas City, Missouri. He graduated from the University of Missouri–Kansas City and began his career at the Kansas City Times, where he covered politics, labor and urban affairs. In 1970 he joined The Philadelphia Inquirer, where his partnership with Barlett began.

Barlett and Steele were the longest-running investigative reporting team in American history and also the co-authors of nine books, including two New York Times bestsellers.

The duo's reporting methods included extensive use of government documents and computers to analyze complex public issues. The Washington Journalism Revue in 1990 described them as "almost certainly the best team in the history of investigative reporting."[1]

At The Inquirer from 1971 to 1997, Barlett and Steele tackled a wide range of subjects, including The Internal Revenue Service, the oil industry, American foreign aid, federal housing programs, criminal justice, nuclear waste, hidden tax breaks enacted by Congress, income inequality and the shrinking middle class.

For their series "Auditing the IRS",[2] which documented unequal patterns of tax collection, they were awarded The Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting in 1975.[3] They also received The Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting in 1989[4] for their series "The Great Tax Giveaway",[5] which disclosed the identities of individuals and corporations that received preferential tax breaks in the Tax Reform Act of 1986.

In 1972, Barlett and Steele, working with Philip Meyer, who pioneered in the field of computer-assisted journalism, used a computer to analyze more than 1,000 cases of violent crime in Philadelphia. "Crime and Injustice" was the largest computer-assisted journalism project of its time.[6]

Their 1991 Inquirer series, "America: What Went Wrong?", on how actions of Wall Street and Washington were undermining the middle class and leading to ever-greater income inequality, was named one of the 100 greatest works of journalism of the 20th century[7] by New York University's School of Journalism. Bill Moyers produced and narrated two one-hour specials based on the series for "Listening to America"[8] on PBS.

In 1997, Barlett and Steele left The Inquirer to become editors-at-large for Time Inc., writing principally for Time magazine. Time won two National Magazine Awards for series by Barlett and Steele: "What Corporate Welfare Costs You" (1998)[9] and "Big Money and Politics: Who Gets Hurt" (2000).[10]

After Time, for financial reasons,[11] declined to renew their contract, Barlett and Steele became contributing editors for Vanity Fair.[11] From 2006 to 2016, they researched and wrote investigative articles on subjects including the strong-arm tactics of Monsanto against America's farmers, the military-industrial-intelligence complex, and the disappearance of billions of dollars in cash the U.S. airlifted to Baghdad at the outset of the Iraqi war.

To encourage the kind of in-depth reporting that Barlett and Steele exemplify, the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation in 2006 created the Barlett and Steele Awards administered annually by Arizona State University.

Steele and Barlett are the authors of nine books. Their first, a biography of Howard Hughes, EMPIRE: The Life, Legend and Madness of Howard Hughes (1979), received widespread critical acclaim. The New York Times Sunday Book Review called it "the first fully documented cradle-to-grave account of a unique American life...".[12] Their second book, Forevermore: Nuclear Waste in America (1985), was selected as one of the 100 best science books of 1985 by the Library Journal. America: What Went Wrong?, an expanded version of their Inquirer series, became a number one New York Times bestseller in 1992. America: Who Really Pays the Taxes? (1994), depicts unfairness in the U.S. tax system. America: Who Stole the Dream? (1996), also an expanded edition of the Inquirer series, describes the ravages of U.S. trade policy on American manufacturing. The Great American Tax Dodge (2000) details widespread tax cheating and fraud. Critical Condition: How Health Care in America Became Big Business and Bad Medicine (2004), is an indictment of America's health care system that elevates profit over health. The Betrayal of the American Dream, which tells of the ongoing impoverishment of America's middle class, quickly became a New York Times bestseller when published in 2012. Their ninth book, America: What Went Wrong? The Crisis Deepens (2020), is an updated and expanded edition of their 1992 bestseller.

Steele continues to report and write investigative articles on subjects such as profiteering from the student loan crisis and how tax cuts for the rich foster income inequality.

He is a lecturer at the Klein College of Media and Communication at Temple University, which in 2016 established the James B. Steele Chair in Journalism Innovation.[13] He also has taught at Princeton University as a Ferris Fellow[14] in 2009 and 2015.

Steele is a resource for young journalists and has led seminars for many organizations, including the Global Investigative Journalism Network and the Norwegian Foundation for Investigative Reporting (SKUP). He has spoken at conferences of Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE), the premier U.S. organization of investigative journalists, since its founding in 1976.

Steele is also a director of the Fund for Investigative Journalism, which supports the work of independent journalists.

Steele is married to Nancy Steele, an editor, and they have a daughter, Allison Steele.

His sister, Lisa Steele, is a video artist and professor emeritus of art at the University of Toronto.

Published works edit

Books edit

  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (1979). Empire: The Life, Legend, and Madness of Howard Hughes. W.W. Norton & Company. ISBN 0-393-00025-7.
  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (1985). Forevermore: Nuclear Waste in America. W.W. Norton & Company. ISBN 0-393-01920-9.
  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (1992). America: What Went Wrong?. Andrews and McMeel. ISBN 0-8362-7001-0.
  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (1994). America: Who Really Pays the Taxes?. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0-671-87157-9.
  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (1996). America: Who Stole the Dream?. Andrews and McMeel. ISBN 0-8362-1314-9.
  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (2000). The Great American Tax Dodge: How Spiraling Fraud and Avoidance are Killing Fairness, Destroying the Income Tax, And Costing You. Little, Brown and Company. ISBN 0-316-81135-1.
  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (2004). Critical Condition: How Health Care in America Became Big Business — and Bad Medicine. Doubleday. ISBN 0-385-50454-3.
  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (2012). The Betrayal of the American Dream. Public Affairs. ISBN 978-161-0393201.
  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (2020). America: What Went Wrong? The Crisis Deepens. Mission Point Press. ISBN 978-1-950659-50-0.

Newspaper articles edit

  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (1988-04-10). "How the Influential win Billions in Special Tax Breaks". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. A01.
  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (1988-04-10). "The Tax Chairmen Fail to Respond to Queries". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. A14.
  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (1988-04-10). "A Rich Texas Widow Could Save $4 Million". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. A15.
  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (1988-04-11). "A Millionaire Businessman and his Island Tax Shelter". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. A01.
  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (1988-04-11). "A Tax Favor for Backer of Conservative Causes". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. A07.
  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (1988-04-12). "How Businesses Influence the Tax-Writing Process". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. A01.
  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (1988-04-13). "Disguising Those who get Tax Breaks". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. A01.
  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (1988-04-13). "Investors take over a Vital Atomic Plant a Tax-Saving Strategy Develops". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. A10.
  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (1988-04-14). "Congress can't add, so the Taxpayer pays". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. A01.
  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (1988-04-14). "The Wall Street star who Started Catalyst Energy". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. A18.
  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (1988-04-14). "A $4 Billion Price Tag to Stop a Nuclear Plant". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. A19.
  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (1988-04-15). "One Firm's Huge Break". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. A01.
  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (1988-04-16). "Cruising, at Taxpayers' Expense". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. A01.
  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (1988-04-16). "A Big Bailouts for Steel Firms with the Assistance of Heinz". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. A07.
  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (1988-09-25). "The Tax-Break Sweepstakes". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. A01.
  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (1988-09-25). "The Tax War Between the Chickens and the Pigs". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. A17.
  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (1988-09-26). "Family Football Seeks Bonus Through Tax Bill". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. A01.
  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (1988-09-26). "A Historic Hotel and its Quest for a Tax Cut". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. A01.
  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (1990-11-04). "A Tax Increase for the Rich that's no Increase at all". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. A01.

"America: What Went Wrong?" edit

  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (1991-10-20). "How the Game was Rigged Against the Middle Class". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. A01.
  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (1991-10-20). "Who -- and how many -- in America's Middle Class". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. A16.
  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (1991-10-20). "After 3 Decades, American Worker Loses out to Mexico". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. A17.
  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (1991-10-21). "The Lucrative Business of Bankruptcy". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. A01.
  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (1991-10-22). "Big Business Hits that Jackpot with Billions in Tax Breaks". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. A01.
  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (1991-10-23). "Why the World is Closing in on U.S. Economy". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. A01.
  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (1991-10-24). "The High Cost of Deregulation". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. A01.
  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (1991-10-25). "For Millions in U.S., a Harsh Reality". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. A01.
  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (1991-10-25). "How Death came to a Once-Prosperous Discount-Store Chain". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. A21.
  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (1991-10-26). "Raiders work their Wizardry on an All-American Company". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. A01.
  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (1991-10-27). "When you Retire, Will There be a Pension Waiting?". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. A01.
  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (1991-10-27). "Workers Saving for Their Retirement Lose on Junk Bonds". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. A17.
  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (1991-10-28). "How Special Interest Groups have their way with Washington". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. A01.
  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (1992-02-02). "The Politics of Tax Breaks in an Election Year". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. A01.

"America: Who Stole the Dream?" edit

  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (1996-09-08). "How U.S. Policies are Costing America Jobs". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. A01.
  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (1996-09-08). "Why the Series Came to be". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. A18.
  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (1996-09-09). "Importing Goods, Exporting Jobs". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. A01.
  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (1996-09-10). "Endangered Label: Made in the USA". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. A01.
  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (1996-09-11). "The "New" American Worker". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. A01.
  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (1996-09-12). "The Burden of the Working Woman". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. A01.
  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (1996-09-15). "Shortcut to U.S. Jobs". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. A01.
  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (1996-09-16). "Say Goodbye to High-Tech Jobs". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. A01.
  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (1996-09-17). "The Lobbying Game: Influence-Brokers in D.C.". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. A01.
  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (1996-09-18). "One American Industry that Thrives: Retraining". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. A01.
  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (1996-09-22). "A Nation in Search of Answers". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. A01.

Magazine articles edit

  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (1998-11-09). . Time. Archived from the original on January 12, 2005.
  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (1998-11-09). . Time. Archived from the original on February 14, 2008.
  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (1998-11-16). . Time. Archived from the original on June 4, 2008.
  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (1998-11-23). . Time. Archived from the original on June 4, 2008.
  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (1998-11-23). . Time. Archived from the original on June 4, 2008.
  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (1998-11-30). . Time. Archived from the original on October 23, 2006.
  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (1998-11-30). . Time. Archived from the original on March 7, 2008.
  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (2000-02-07). . Time. Archived from the original on November 16, 2005.
  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (2000-02-07). . Time. Archived from the original on February 11, 2001.
  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (2000-05-15). . Time. Archived from the original on February 11, 2001.
  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (2000-09-25). . Time. Archived from the original on June 11, 2001.
  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (2002-12-16). . Time. Archived from the original on June 4, 2008.
  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (2002-12-16). . Time. Archived from the original on June 4, 2008.
  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (2002-12-23). . Time. Archived from the original on January 23, 2005.
  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (2003-02-03). . Time. Archived from the original on October 26, 2004.
  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (2003-05-19). . Time. Archived from the original on March 9, 2005.
  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (2003-05-19). . Time. Archived from the original on May 20, 2005.
  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (2003-07-21). . Time. Archived from the original on December 31, 2006.
  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (2003-10-13). . Time. Archived from the original on October 26, 2004.
  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (2003-10-13). . Time. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007.
  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (2004-02-02). . Time. Archived from the original on November 15, 2006.
  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (2004-02-02). . Time. Archived from the original on June 4, 2008.
  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (2004-09-20). . Time. Archived from the original on June 4, 2008.
  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (2005-10-23). . Time. Archived from the original on October 24, 2005.
  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (2005-10-31). . Time. Archived from the original on October 25, 2005.
  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (March 2007). "Washington's $8 Billion Shadow". Vanity Fair.
  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (October 2007). "Billions Over Baghdad". Vanity Fair.
  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (May 2008). "Monsanto's Harvest of Fear". Vanity Fair.
  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (October 2009). "Good Billions After Bad". Vanity Fair.
  • Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (January 2011). "Deadly Medicine". Vanity Fair.
  • Steele, James B. (December 2015). "The Disturbing Truth on How Airplanes Are Maintained Today". Vanity Fair.

Other articles edit

  • Steele, James B.; Williams, Lance (2016-06-28). "Who Got Rich Off the Student Debt Crisis". Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting.
  • Steele, James B. (2022-11-29). "How Four Decades of Tax Cuts Fueled Inequality". Center for Public Integrity.

References edit

  1. ^ ""The Old Pros of Investigating."". Washington Journalism Review. October 1990.
  2. ^ "Auditing the IRS". Philadelphia Inquirer. April 14, 1974.
  3. ^ "1975 Pulitzer Prizes". www.pulitzer.org. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
  4. ^ "1989 Pulitzer Prizes". www.pulitzer.org. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
  5. ^ "The Great Tax Giveaway". Philadelphia Inquirer. April 10, 1988.
  6. ^ "February 2, 1973". Philadelphia Inquirer.
  7. ^ Shedden, David (2015-02-18). "Today in Media History: In 1973, the Philadelphia Inquirer published one of the first computer-assisted reporting projects". Poynter. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
  8. ^ "America: What Went Wrong? (Part One)". BillMoyers.com. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
  9. ^ Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (1998-11-09). "Corporate Welfare: States At War". Time. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
  10. ^ Barlett, Donald L.; Steele, James B. (2000-02-07). "How to Become a Top Banana". Time. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
  11. ^ a b Seelye, Katharine Q. (2006-08-07). "An Established Reporting Team Moves to Vanity Fair". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
  12. ^ Morgan, Ted (1979-05-06). "Poor Big Rich Man". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
  13. ^ "James B. Steele Chair in Journalism Innovation | Calendar of Events". events.temple.edu. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
  14. ^ "Professorships and Fellowships". Princeton University Humanities Council. Retrieved 2023-07-04.

External links edit

 
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  • Exposé:"Friends in High Places" on PBS (July 2007)
  • Liberadio(!) Interview with Don Barlett (12 February 2007)
  • Appearances on C-SPAN
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Vanity Fair books Empire The Life Legend and Madness of Howard Hughes with Donald L Barlett Forevermore Nuclear Waste in America with Donald L Barlett America What Went Wrong with Donald L Barlett America Who Really Pays the Taxes with Donald L Barlett America Who Stole the Dream with Donald L Barlett The Great American Tax Dodge with Donald L Barlett Critical Condition How Health Care in America Became Big Business and Bad Medicine with Donald L Barlett The Betrayal of the American Dream with Donald L Barlett America What Went Wrong The Crisis Deepens with Donald L Barlett SpouseNancy SteeleChildrenAllison SteeleRelativesLisa Steele sister Websitehttp barlettandsteele com index php Contents 1 Biography 2 Published works 2 1 Books 3 Newspaper articles 3 1 America What Went Wrong 3 2 America Who Stole the Dream 3 3 Magazine articles 3 4 Other articles 4 References 5 External linksBiography editSteele was born in Hutchinson Kansas and was raised in Kansas City Missouri He graduated from the University of Missouri Kansas City and began his career at the Kansas City Times where he covered politics labor and urban affairs In 1970 he joined The Philadelphia Inquirer where his partnership with Barlett began Barlett and Steele were the longest running investigative reporting team in American history and also the co authors of nine books including two New York Times bestsellers The duo s reporting methods included extensive use of government documents and computers to analyze complex public issues The Washington Journalism Revue in 1990 described them as almost certainly the best team in the history of investigative reporting 1 At The Inquirer from 1971 to 1997 Barlett and Steele tackled a wide range of subjects including The Internal Revenue Service the oil industry American foreign aid federal housing programs criminal justice nuclear waste hidden tax breaks enacted by Congress income inequality and the shrinking middle class For their series Auditing the IRS 2 which documented unequal patterns of tax collection they were awarded The Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting in 1975 3 They also received The Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting in 1989 4 for their series The Great Tax Giveaway 5 which disclosed the identities of individuals and corporations that received preferential tax breaks in the Tax Reform Act of 1986 In 1972 Barlett and Steele working with Philip Meyer who pioneered in the field of computer assisted journalism used a computer to analyze more than 1 000 cases of violent crime in Philadelphia Crime and Injustice was the largest computer assisted journalism project of its time 6 Their 1991 Inquirer series America What Went Wrong on how actions of Wall Street and Washington were undermining the middle class and leading to ever greater income inequality was named one of the 100 greatest works of journalism of the 20th century 7 by New York University s School of Journalism Bill Moyers produced and narrated two one hour specials based on the series for Listening to America 8 on PBS In 1997 Barlett and Steele left The Inquirer to become editors at large for Time Inc writing principally for Time magazine Time won two National Magazine Awards for series by Barlett and Steele What Corporate Welfare Costs You 1998 9 and Big Money and Politics Who Gets Hurt 2000 10 After Time for financial reasons 11 declined to renew their contract Barlett and Steele became contributing editors for Vanity Fair 11 From 2006 to 2016 they researched and wrote investigative articles on subjects including the strong arm tactics of Monsanto against America s farmers the military industrial intelligence complex and the disappearance of billions of dollars in cash the U S airlifted to Baghdad at the outset of the Iraqi war To encourage the kind of in depth reporting that Barlett and Steele exemplify the Donald W Reynolds Foundation in 2006 created the Barlett and Steele Awards administered annually by Arizona State University Steele and Barlett are the authors of nine books Their first a biography of Howard Hughes EMPIRE The Life Legend and Madness of Howard Hughes 1979 received widespread critical acclaim The New York Times Sunday Book Review called it the first fully documented cradle to grave account of a unique American life 12 Their second book Forevermore Nuclear Waste in America 1985 was selected as one of the 100 best science books of 1985 by the Library Journal America What Went Wrong an expanded version of their Inquirer series became a number one New York Times bestseller in 1992 America Who Really Pays the Taxes 1994 depicts unfairness in the U S tax system America Who Stole the Dream 1996 also an expanded edition of the Inquirer series describes the ravages of U S trade policy on American manufacturing The Great American Tax Dodge 2000 details widespread tax cheating and fraud Critical Condition How Health Care in America Became Big Business and Bad Medicine 2004 is an indictment of America s health care system that elevates profit over health The Betrayal of the American Dream which tells of the ongoing impoverishment of America s middle class quickly became a New York Times bestseller when published in 2012 Their ninth book America What Went Wrong The Crisis Deepens 2020 is an updated and expanded edition of their 1992 bestseller Steele continues to report and write investigative articles on subjects such as profiteering from the student loan crisis and how tax cuts for the rich foster income inequality He is a lecturer at the Klein College of Media and Communication at Temple University which in 2016 established the James B Steele Chair in Journalism Innovation 13 He also has taught at Princeton University as a Ferris Fellow 14 in 2009 and 2015 Steele is a resource for young journalists and has led seminars for many organizations including the Global Investigative Journalism Network and the Norwegian Foundation for Investigative Reporting SKUP He has spoken at conferences of Investigative Reporters and Editors IRE the premier U S organization of investigative journalists since its founding in 1976 Steele is also a director of the Fund for Investigative Journalism which supports the work of independent journalists Steele is married to Nancy Steele an editor and they have a daughter Allison Steele His sister Lisa Steele is a video artist and professor emeritus of art at the University of Toronto Published works editBooks edit Barlett Donald L Steele James B 1979 Empire The Life Legend and Madness of Howard Hughes W W Norton amp Company ISBN 0 393 00025 7 Barlett Donald L Steele James B 1985 Forevermore Nuclear Waste in America W W Norton amp Company ISBN 0 393 01920 9 Barlett Donald L Steele James B 1992 America What Went Wrong Andrews and McMeel ISBN 0 8362 7001 0 Barlett Donald L Steele James B 1994 America Who Really Pays the Taxes Simon amp Schuster ISBN 0 671 87157 9 Barlett Donald L Steele James B 1996 America Who Stole the Dream Andrews and McMeel ISBN 0 8362 1314 9 Barlett Donald L Steele James B 2000 The Great American Tax Dodge How Spiraling Fraud and Avoidance are Killing Fairness Destroying the Income Tax And Costing You Little Brown and Company ISBN 0 316 81135 1 Barlett Donald L Steele James B 2004 Critical Condition How Health Care in America Became Big Business and Bad Medicine Doubleday ISBN 0 385 50454 3 Barlett Donald L Steele James B 2012 The Betrayal of the American Dream Public Affairs ISBN 978 161 0393201 Barlett Donald L Steele James B 2020 America What Went Wrong The Crisis Deepens Mission Point Press ISBN 978 1 950659 50 0 Newspaper articles editBarlett Donald L Steele James B 1988 04 10 How the Influential win Billions in Special Tax Breaks The Philadelphia Inquirer p A01 Barlett Donald L Steele James B 1988 04 10 The Tax Chairmen Fail to Respond to Queries The Philadelphia Inquirer p A14 Barlett Donald L Steele James B 1988 04 10 A Rich Texas Widow Could Save 4 Million The Philadelphia Inquirer p A15 Barlett Donald L Steele James B 1988 04 11 A Millionaire Businessman and his Island Tax Shelter The Philadelphia Inquirer p A01 Barlett Donald L Steele James B 1988 04 11 A Tax Favor for Backer of Conservative Causes The Philadelphia Inquirer p A07 Barlett Donald L Steele James B 1988 04 12 How Businesses Influence the Tax Writing Process The Philadelphia Inquirer p A01 Barlett Donald L Steele James B 1988 04 13 Disguising Those who get Tax Breaks The Philadelphia Inquirer p A01 Barlett Donald L Steele James B 1988 04 13 Investors take over a Vital Atomic Plant a Tax Saving Strategy Develops The Philadelphia Inquirer p A10 Barlett Donald L Steele James B 1988 04 14 Congress can t add so the Taxpayer pays The Philadelphia Inquirer p A01 Barlett Donald L Steele James B 1988 04 14 The Wall Street star who Started Catalyst Energy The Philadelphia Inquirer p A18 Barlett Donald L Steele James B 1988 04 14 A 4 Billion Price Tag to Stop a Nuclear Plant The Philadelphia Inquirer p A19 Barlett Donald L Steele James B 1988 04 15 One Firm s Huge Break The Philadelphia Inquirer p A01 Barlett Donald L Steele James B 1988 04 16 Cruising at Taxpayers Expense The Philadelphia Inquirer p A01 Barlett Donald L Steele James B 1988 04 16 A Big Bailouts for Steel Firms with the Assistance of Heinz The Philadelphia Inquirer p A07 Barlett Donald L Steele James B 1988 09 25 The Tax Break Sweepstakes The Philadelphia Inquirer p A01 Barlett Donald L Steele James B 1988 09 25 The Tax War Between the Chickens and the Pigs The Philadelphia Inquirer p A17 Barlett Donald L Steele James B 1988 09 26 Family Football Seeks Bonus Through Tax Bill The Philadelphia Inquirer p A01 Barlett Donald L Steele James B 1988 09 26 A Historic Hotel and its Quest for a Tax Cut The Philadelphia Inquirer p A01 Barlett Donald L Steele James B 1990 11 04 A Tax Increase for the Rich that s no Increase at all The Philadelphia Inquirer p A01 America What Went Wrong edit Barlett Donald L Steele James B 1991 10 20 How the Game was Rigged Against the Middle Class The Philadelphia Inquirer p A01 Barlett Donald L Steele James B 1991 10 20 Who and how many in America s Middle Class The Philadelphia Inquirer p A16 Barlett Donald L Steele James B 1991 10 20 After 3 Decades American Worker Loses out to Mexico The Philadelphia Inquirer p A17 Barlett Donald L Steele James B 1991 10 21 The Lucrative Business of Bankruptcy The Philadelphia Inquirer p A01 Barlett Donald L Steele James B 1991 10 22 Big Business Hits that Jackpot with Billions in Tax Breaks The Philadelphia Inquirer p A01 Barlett Donald L Steele James B 1991 10 23 Why the World is Closing in on U S Economy The Philadelphia Inquirer p A01 Barlett Donald L Steele James B 1991 10 24 The High Cost of Deregulation The Philadelphia Inquirer p A01 Barlett Donald L Steele James B 1991 10 25 For Millions in U S a Harsh Reality The Philadelphia Inquirer p A01 Barlett Donald L Steele James B 1991 10 25 How Death came to a Once Prosperous Discount Store Chain The Philadelphia Inquirer p A21 Barlett Donald L Steele James B 1991 10 26 Raiders work their Wizardry on an All American Company The Philadelphia Inquirer p A01 Barlett Donald L Steele James B 1991 10 27 When you Retire Will There be a Pension Waiting The Philadelphia Inquirer p A01 Barlett Donald L Steele James B 1991 10 27 Workers Saving for Their Retirement Lose on Junk Bonds The Philadelphia Inquirer p A17 Barlett Donald L Steele James B 1991 10 28 How Special Interest Groups have their way with Washington The Philadelphia Inquirer p A01 Barlett Donald L Steele James B 1992 02 02 The Politics of Tax Breaks in an Election Year The Philadelphia Inquirer p A01 America Who Stole the Dream edit Barlett Donald L Steele James B 1996 09 08 How U S Policies are Costing America Jobs The Philadelphia Inquirer p A01 Barlett Donald L Steele James B 1996 09 08 Why the Series Came to be The Philadelphia Inquirer p A18 Barlett Donald L Steele James B 1996 09 09 Importing Goods Exporting Jobs The Philadelphia Inquirer p A01 Barlett Donald L Steele James B 1996 09 10 Endangered Label Made in the USA The Philadelphia Inquirer p A01 Barlett Donald L Steele James B 1996 09 11 The New American Worker The Philadelphia Inquirer p A01 Barlett Donald L Steele James B 1996 09 12 The Burden of the Working Woman The Philadelphia Inquirer p A01 Barlett Donald L Steele James B 1996 09 15 Shortcut to U S Jobs The Philadelphia Inquirer p A01 Barlett Donald L Steele James B 1996 09 16 Say Goodbye to High Tech Jobs The Philadelphia Inquirer p A01 Barlett Donald L Steele James B 1996 09 17 The Lobbying Game Influence Brokers in D C The Philadelphia Inquirer p A01 Barlett Donald L Steele James B 1996 09 18 One American Industry that Thrives Retraining The Philadelphia Inquirer p A01 Barlett Donald L Steele James B 1996 09 22 A Nation in Search of Answers The Philadelphia Inquirer p A01 Magazine articles edit Barlett Donald L Steele James B 1998 11 09 States at War Time Archived from the original on January 12 2005 Barlett Donald L Steele James B 1998 11 09 Corporate Welfare Time Archived from the original on February 14 2008 Barlett Donald L Steele James B 1998 11 16 Fantasy Islands Time Archived from the original on June 4 2008 Barlett Donald L Steele James B 1998 11 23 Sweet Deal Time Archived from the original on June 4 2008 Barlett Donald L Steele James B 1998 11 23 Paying a Price for Polluters Time Archived from the original on June 4 2008 Barlett Donald L Steele James B 1998 11 30 The Empire of the Pigs Time Archived from the original on October 23 2006 Barlett Donald L Steele James B 1998 11 30 Five Ways Out Time Archived from the original on March 7 2008 Barlett Donald L Steele James B 2000 02 07 How the Little Guy Gets Crunched Time Archived from the original on November 16 2005 Barlett Donald L Steele James B 2000 02 07 How to Become a Top Banana Time Archived from the original on February 11 2001 Barlett Donald L Steele James B 2000 05 15 Soaked By Congress Time Archived from the original on February 11 2001 Barlett Donald L Steele James B 2000 09 25 Throwing the Game Time Archived from the original on June 11 2001 Barlett Donald L Steele James B 2002 12 16 Who Gets the Money Time Archived from the original on June 4 2008 Barlett Donald L Steele James B 2002 12 16 Wheel of Misfortune Time Archived from the original on June 4 2008 Barlett Donald L Steele James B 2002 12 23 Playing the Political Slots Time Archived from the original on January 23 2005 Barlett Donald L Steele James B 2003 02 03 The Really Unfair Tax Time Archived from the original on October 26 2004 Barlett Donald L Steele James B 2003 05 19 The Oily Americans Time Archived from the original on March 9 2005 Barlett Donald L Steele James B 2003 05 19 Iraq s Crude Awakening Time Archived from the original on May 20 2005 Barlett Donald L Steele James B 2003 07 21 The U S is Running Out of Energy Time Archived from the original on December 31 2006 Barlett Donald L Steele James B 2003 10 13 The Great Energy Scam Time Archived from the original on October 26 2004 Barlett Donald L Steele James B 2003 10 13 Asleep at the Switch Time Archived from the original on September 30 2007 Barlett Donald L Steele James B 2004 02 02 Why We Pay So Much for Drugs Time Archived from the original on November 15 2006 Barlett Donald L Steele James B 2004 02 02 Has Your Life Become Too Much a Game of Chance Time Archived from the original on June 4 2008 Barlett Donald L Steele James B 2004 09 20 Who Left the Door Open Time Archived from the original on June 4 2008 Barlett Donald L Steele James B 2005 10 23 The Broken Promise Time Archived from the original on October 24 2005 Barlett Donald L Steele James B 2005 10 31 Where Pensions are Golden Time Archived from the original on October 25 2005 Barlett Donald L Steele James B March 2007 Washington s 8 Billion Shadow Vanity Fair Barlett Donald L Steele James B October 2007 Billions Over Baghdad Vanity Fair Barlett Donald L Steele James B May 2008 Monsanto s Harvest of Fear Vanity Fair Barlett Donald L Steele James B October 2009 Good Billions After Bad Vanity Fair Barlett Donald L Steele James B January 2011 Deadly Medicine Vanity Fair Steele James B December 2015 The Disturbing Truth on How Airplanes Are Maintained Today Vanity Fair Other articles edit Steele James B Williams Lance 2016 06 28 Who Got Rich Off the Student Debt Crisis Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting Steele James B 2022 11 29 How Four Decades of Tax Cuts Fueled Inequality Center for Public Integrity References edit The Old Pros of Investigating Washington Journalism Review October 1990 Auditing the IRS Philadelphia Inquirer April 14 1974 1975 Pulitzer Prizes www pulitzer org Retrieved 2023 07 04 1989 Pulitzer Prizes www pulitzer org Retrieved 2023 07 04 The Great Tax Giveaway Philadelphia Inquirer April 10 1988 February 2 1973 Philadelphia Inquirer Shedden David 2015 02 18 Today in Media History In 1973 the Philadelphia Inquirer published one of the first computer assisted reporting projects Poynter Retrieved 2023 07 04 America What Went Wrong Part One BillMoyers com Retrieved 2023 07 04 Barlett Donald L Steele James B 1998 11 09 Corporate Welfare States At War Time ISSN 0040 781X Retrieved 2023 07 04 Barlett Donald L Steele James B 2000 02 07 How to Become a Top Banana Time ISSN 0040 781X Retrieved 2023 07 04 a b Seelye Katharine Q 2006 08 07 An Established Reporting Team Moves to Vanity Fair The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 2023 07 04 Morgan Ted 1979 05 06 Poor Big Rich Man The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 2023 07 04 James B Steele Chair in Journalism Innovation Calendar of Events events temple edu Retrieved 2023 07 04 Professorships and Fellowships Princeton University Humanities Council Retrieved 2023 07 04 External links edit nbsp Wikiquote has quotations related to James B Steele Don Barlett and Jim Steele s website Barlett amp Steele Awards for Investigative Business Journalism Archived 2010 01 17 at 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