- "1979: The Year That Changed Everything" (2019)
- "To Change the Church: Pope Francis and the Future of Catholicism" (2017)
- "The Art of the Steal: How Economic Inequality Distorts the Talent Market" (2016)
- "The Prince of Darkness: Christian Dominion and American Politics" (2016)
- "High Priests of Waste: How Big Medicine Bankrupts America and What We Can Do About It" (2015)
- "The Great Inversion: How the West Gave Birth to Communism and Capitalism" (2014)
- "Public Secrets, Public Lies: The CIA and the Culture of Secrecy" (2014)
- "Going South: U.S. and Latin American Policy from FDR to the Present" (2013)
- "White Smoke: The Vatican and the Death of Pope John Paul I" (2013)
- "Our Common Wealth: The Hidden Economy That Makes Change Possible" (2012)
- "The Money-Makers: How the Bankers and Hedge Fund Managers Make Their Millions and How to Invest Alongside Them" (2011)
- "The Philosophy of Money: The New Science of Wealth" (2010)
- "God and Mammon: Chronicles of American Church and State" (2010)
- "The End of the West: The Decline of the American Empire" (2008)
- "The War on Christianity: How the Religious Right Is Destroying America" (2007)
- "Inside Man: The Life of Pete Wilson, Governor of California and the '94 Republican Revolution" (2006)
- "West of Eden: The Enduring Influence of the American West on American Culture" (2005)
- "No Way to Live: The Political Economy of Homelessness" (2003)
- "High Priests of Waste: How Big Medicine Bankrupts America and What We Can Do About It" (2002)
- "The Color Line: Legacy for the Twenty-First Century" (2001)
- "High Priests of Waste: How Big Medicine Bankrupts America and What We Can Do About It" (1998)
- "In the Shadow of the American Dream: The Diaries of Richard Rodriguez" (1993)
- "The Money Culture" (1992)
- "The Art of Power: Seven Sources of Personal and Professional Success" (1991)
Articles
- "The End of the American Dream" (The New Republic, 2019)
- "Can the Pope Fix the Church?" (The New York Times, 2018)
- "The Real Pope Francis" (The New Republic, 2017)
- "The Economic Case for Reparations" (The New York Times, 2016)
- "How the Rich Steal from the Poor" (The New Republic, 2015)
- "The High Priests of Waste" (The New York Times, 2015)
- "The Great Inversion: How the West Gave Birth to Communism and Capitalism" (The New Republic, 2014)
- "Public Secrets, Public Lies" (The New York Times, 2014)
- "Going South: U.S. and Latin American Policy from FDR to the Present" (The New Republic, 2013)
- "White Smoke: The Vatican and the Death of Pope John Paul I" (The New York Times, 2013)
- "Our Common Wealth: The Hidden Economy That Makes Change Possible" (The New Republic, 2012)
- "The Money-Makers" (The New York Times, 2011)
- "The Philosophy of Money" (The New Republic, 2010)
- "God and Mammon: Chronicles of American Church and State" (The New York Times, 2010)
- "The End of the West" (The New Republic, 2008)
- "The War on Christianity" (The New York Times, 2007)
- "Inside Man: The Life of Pete Wilson, Governor of California and the '94 Republican Revolution" (The New Republic, 2006)
- "West of Eden: The Enduring Influence of the American West on American Culture" (The New York Times, 2005)
- "No Way to Live: The Political Economy of Homelessness" (The New Republic, 2003)
- "High Priests of Waste: How Big Medicine Bankrupts America and What We Can Do About It" (The New York Times, 1998)
- "The Color Line: Legacy for the Twenty-First Century" (The New Republic, 1993)
- "The Money Culture" (The New York Times, 1992)
- "The Art of Power" (The New Republic, 1991)