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Marcus Baram

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As seen in: Capital & Main, Crain Currency, Medium, MSN, MSN Ireland, The New York Times, Business Insider, HuffPost, Scribd, The Guardian, Yahoo Canada, Yahoo News Malaysia and
Covers:  finance, politics, investigative reporting
Journalist: Capital & Main, Crain Currency + Author: Gil Scott-Heron: Pieces of a Man + Skeptic + Dad. (The views expressed here are personal.)

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Marcus Baram’s Biography

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A longtime reporter and editor, Baram has written for The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Village Voice, New York magazine, and the New York Daily News.

He edits and writes stories on the economy, climate change, and income inequality for Capital & Main.

Currently, he's also a contributing editor at Crain Currency, where he writes feature stories and conducts interviews with investors and entrepreneurs.

He recently completed an in-depth reporting project on wage theft for Documented NY a…

Marcus Baram’s Journalist Portfolio

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New York Workers Are Waiting on $79 Million in Back Wages

New York Workers Are Waiting on $79 Million in Back Wages

The New York State Department of Labor still needs to recover 63% of stolen wages during a five-year period a…

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Banks Keep Financing Coal Despite Their Net-Zero Pledges Thanks to Massive Loophole

Banks Keep Financing Coal Despite Their Net-Zero Pledges Thanks to Massive Loophole

JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citibank and Wells Fargo are among those putting big money into companies th…

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Even as His World Imploded, Mr. Vilar Pledged Millions

Even as His World Imploded, Mr. Vilar Pledged Millions

Alberto Vilar, the arts patron and investment adviser, was in financial straits late last year. He owed money…

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Hip-hop Godfather Gil Scott-Heron Is Ready for Carnegie Hall -- New York Magazine - Nymag

Hip-hop Godfather Gil Scott-Heron Is Ready for Carnegie Hall -- New York Magazine - Nymag

I ain't saying I didn't invent rapping," says Gil Scott-Heron. "I just cannot recall the circumstances." For …

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Can Biden Sharply Expand Overtime Pay? - Type Investigations

Can Biden Sharply Expand Overtime Pay? - Type Investigations

To do so, he will need to learn from the failures of Obama and Carter. After decades of decline in overtime p…

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Overworked and Underpaid

Overworked and Underpaid

After decades of decline in overtime pay, the Biden administration is considering action to sharply expand ac…

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Articles

In Michigan, the Price of Energy Is on the Ballot and Both Parties Know It

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Bill Pugliano/Getty Images. Christine Waugh-Fleischmann, an art teacher who says she spends up to $200 a week on gas driving to see her grandchildren, is a Democratic voter in mid-Michigan’s 7th Congressional District. One of the most competitive seats in the country, it is currently held by Republican Rep. Tom Barrett and she believes the seat can be flipped, partly due to the high price of gas. “I do see a lot of people in my conservative neighborhood here who are very upset,” she told Reuters.
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Family money is buying control of the American newsroom — and answering to no one

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In late May, days after his family office vehicle closed on a majority stake in BuzzFeed, Byron Allen delivered a message to the reporters at HuffPost, the news operation that came with the deal. "I want you to be loud and proud," he told them, urging the newsroom to say whatever it wanted to say. "I have no interest in any way, shape, or form of getting involved in the culture.
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Family offices rethink the U.S. dollar

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Family offices, as the longest-horizon private capital, are typically built to look through cycles, not trade them. So when they begin repricing the U.S. dollar itself as a standalone risk, it doesn't read as a tactical wobble but as a slow, deliberate vote of no confidence. The shift is visible in the data. In 2025 UBS framed the issue as one of U.S. concentration and home bias.
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Twitter

Why did you become a journalist?

Boundless curiosity about the world

Awards

Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing (SABEW)

2026 - Best in Business (Investing/Markets)

Award for his series "Dirty Money," exploring the links between insurance, fossil fuels, and housing. Judges' comments: "This well-reported piece tackles a timely, compelling topic with depth and clarity. Reporter Marcus Baram weaves expert perspectives with real people’s experiences to illuminate both industry implications and the impact on everyday Americans."

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