William Greider

National Affairs Correspondent

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

An Error of Supreme Dimensions An Error of Supreme Dimensions

Not to risk blasphemy, but shouldn't a special commission look into whether God provided the warrior President with faulty intelligence? Recall that George W.

Jul 21, 2004 / William Greider

Slow-Gear Democrats Slow-Gear Democrats

In many ways, Senator John Kerry is the perfect candidate for the Democratic Party--handsome and serious, well regarded if not widely loved, deeply experienced in governing polic...

Jul 15, 2004 / William Greider

Ken Lay, Enron and the US Public Ken Lay, Enron and the US Public

Lay's belated indictment reminds one of the limp response of Washington politics.

Jul 9, 2004 / Feature / William Greider

Election Matters Election Matters

The most intriguing story in Washington these days is a subterranean conflict that reporters cannot cover because some of them are involved.

Jun 24, 2004 / William Greider

The Gipper’s Economy The Gipper’s Economy

The Gipper had a certain goofiness about him that was impossible not to like. He told "war stories" borrowed from old movies with such sincerity you were sure he must have been t...

Jun 10, 2004 / William Greider

Orange Alert at Sebago Orange Alert at Sebago

The quest for homeland security is heading, in ad hoc fashion, toward the quasi militarization of everyday life.

Jun 3, 2004 / Feature / William Greider

Under the Banner of the ‘War’ on Terror Under the Banner of the ‘War’ on Terror

A political slogan is not a strategy for national defense.

Jun 3, 2004 / Feature / William Greider

Retire Father Greenspan Retire Father Greenspan

Alan Greenspan is well loved among the governing elites and seldom criticized, because he convincingly plays the role of America's Dr. Pangloss.

May 27, 2004 / William Greider

Debtor Nation Debtor Nation

What if we go under?

Apr 22, 2004 / Feature / William Greider

Iraq as Vietnam Iraq as Vietnam

It is a pity the major news media have not convened a commission of inquiry to examine their own mistakes and derelictions concerning the war in Iraq.

Apr 15, 2004 / William Greider

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