Pinched: How the Great Recession Has Narrowed Our Futures & What We Can Do about It - Hardcover

An editor of The Atlantic best known for his 2010 cover story, "How a New Jobless Era Will Transform America," presents cautionary predictions about American life in the aftermath of the recession that describes long-term consequences being faced by Americans from every walk of life.

Don Peck is a Deputy Managing Editor at the Atlantic, where he has worked as an editor for six years. He covers economics and culture, among other subjects, and commissions many of the magazine’s feature stories.

Before he became a journalist, Mr. Peck was a principal at the Advisory Board Company, a large strategic research firm and management consultancy. He has a B.A. in government modified with economics from Dartmouth College and a Masters of Public Affairs with a focus on international development from the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University. He lives with his wife Meghan in Washington, DC.