Robert L. Kuttner (/ˈkʌtnər/; born April 17, 1943) is an American journalist, university professor and writer whose works present a liberal and progressive point of view.

Kuttner is the co-founder and current co-editor of The American Prospect, which was created in 1990 as an "authoritative magazine of liberal ideas," according to its mission statement.

His thirteen books include The Revolt of the Haves: Tax Rebellions and Hard Times (1980), The Economic Illusion: False Choices between Prosperity and Social Justice (1984), The Life of the Party: Democratic prospects in 1988 and beyond (1987), The End of Laissez-Faire: National Purpose and the Global Economy After the Cold War (1991), Everything For Sale: The Virtues and Limits of Markets (1997), and The Squandering of America: How the Failure of Our Politics Undermines Our Prosperity (Knopf, 2007).

[11] Kuttner has been recognized by various organizations for his career as a journalist, such as by the Sidney Hillman Award, which he won twice, once for his 1997 book Everything For Sale and again in 2008 for Obama's Challenge.

Kuttner is married to Joan Fitzgerald, Professor of Urban Policy and Public Affairs at Northeastern University, Boston.

His daughter Jessica is a clinical social worker currently living in western Massachusetts, and his son Gabriel was a stage actor and director in Boston who died in October 2019.