William Greider

National Affairs Correspondent

William Greider is The Nation’s national-affairs correspondent.

Why Don’t White-Collar Criminals Get Equal Time?

Why Don’t White-Collar Criminals Get Equal Time? Why Don’t White-Collar Criminals Get Equal Time?

The Justice Department is suing Standard & Poor’s. But why isn’t anyone going to jail?

Feb 5, 2013 / William Greider

Is the Global Economic Establishment Taking a Progressive Turn?

Is the Global Economic Establishment Taking a Progressive Turn? Is the Global Economic Establishment Taking a Progressive Turn?

A recent conference at the influential Peterson Institute began to acknowledge inhumanities that globilization boosters have long ignored.

Jan 15, 2013 / William Greider

Warren to AIG: You’re on Notice

Warren to AIG: You’re on Notice Warren to AIG: You’re on Notice

The new senator from Massachusetts has the savvy and guts to take on big (and ungrateful) finance. 

Jan 10, 2013 / William Greider

AIG Investors Break the World Record for Arrogance

AIG Investors Break the World Record for Arrogance AIG Investors Break the World Record for Arrogance

Shareholders are suing the federal government for rescuing their company from collapse. The ever-grateful corporate board could join them.

Jan 8, 2013 / William Greider

The Big Lie Loses

The Big Lie Loses The Big Lie Loses

Despite the hysteria over the fiscal cliff, the people won—this round at least.

Jan 1, 2013 / William Greider

Listen to the Fed: Unemployment Is the Real Problem Listen to the Fed: Unemployment Is the Real Problem

Ben Bernanke described the persistence of mass joblessness as “a waste of human and economic potential.”

Dec 13, 2012 / William Greider

Bernanke for Treasury Secretary? Bernanke for Treasury Secretary?

The Fed chairman has been making the case for jobless Americans that normally in the past is made most strenuously by liberal Democrats.

Nov 20, 2012 / William Greider

The Real Loser of 2012: White Supremacy

The Real Loser of 2012: White Supremacy The Real Loser of 2012: White Supremacy

In 2012, white supremacy not only lost the election. It was a crucial factor in explaining how Obama won.

Nov 15, 2012 / William Greider

Aging White Guys: The Real Losers of 2012 Aging White Guys: The Real Losers of 2012

In 2012, white supremacy not only lost the election. It was a crucial factor in explaining how Obama won.

Nov 8, 2012 / William Greider

Can the Federal Reserve Help Prevent a Second Recession?

Can the Federal Reserve Help Prevent a Second Recession? Can the Federal Reserve Help Prevent a Second Recession?

Chairman Ben Bernanke, who’s been sounding the alarm, is attacked constantly by the right. He and his allies need support from a mostly silent left.

Nov 8, 2012 / Books & the Arts / William Greider

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