William Greider

National Affairs Correspondent

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

How Donald Trump Could Beat Hillary Clinton

How Donald Trump Could Beat Hillary Clinton How Donald Trump Could Beat Hillary Clinton

In the general election, he could win by running to her left—and her right.

Mar 11, 2016 / William Greider

A protester with a bullhorn at a protest in Albany

Democrats and Republicans Are Quietly Planning a Corporate Giveaway—to the Tune of $400 Billion Democrats and Republicans Are Quietly Planning a Corporate Giveaway—to the Tune of $400 Billion

Why isn’t anyone talking about it?

Mar 4, 2016 / William Greider

Scalia, Clinton

How Scalia’s Death Could Give Hillary New Life How Scalia’s Death Could Give Hillary New Life

Bernie Sanders has said it repeatedly during his campaign: When voter turnout is high, the Democrats win.

Feb 15, 2016 / William Greider

How Obsolete, Triumphalist Militarism Is Destroying America

How Obsolete, Triumphalist Militarism Is Destroying America How Obsolete, Triumphalist Militarism Is Destroying America

Like the hero of Milton’s great drama Samson Agonistes, we’re blinded by our own hubris. Here’s a way out—one in which the military can help.

Jan 29, 2016 / William Greider

The Federal Reserve’s Shaky Optimism

The Federal Reserve’s Shaky Optimism The Federal Reserve’s Shaky Optimism

Janet Yellen will be blamed by both the right and the left if the economy does not fulfill her hopes.

Dec 18, 2015 / William Greider

Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton Is Whitewashing the Financial Catastrophe Hillary Clinton Is Whitewashing the Financial Catastrophe

She has a plan that she claims will reform Wall Street—but she’s deflecting responsibility from old friends and donors in the industry.

Dec 11, 2015 / William Greider

The Big Idea That Could Bring Disaffected Voters Back to the Polls

The Big Idea That Could Bring Disaffected Voters Back to the Polls The Big Idea That Could Bring Disaffected Voters Back to the Polls

Bernie Sanders has a plan to expand, not “save,” Social Security—and it should be popular.

Nov 18, 2015 / William Greider

Donald Trump Speech Media Fawning

Why Today’s GOP Crackup Is the Final Unraveling of Nixon’s ‘Southern Strategy’ Why Today’s GOP Crackup Is the Final Unraveling of Nixon’s ‘Southern Strategy’

Tea Party rebels are exposing the deep rifts between country-club elites and social-issue hard-liners.

Oct 12, 2015 / William Greider

Sanders and Trump Offer Two Roads Out of Establishment Politics—Which Will We Follow?

Sanders and Trump Offer Two Roads Out of Establishment Politics—Which Will We Follow? Sanders and Trump Offer Two Roads Out of Establishment Politics—Which Will We Follow?

In their very different ways—hope and inclusiveness vs. rancid nostalgia and bigotry—the two candidates are competing for overlapping pools of discontented voters.

Sep 28, 2015 / William Greider

1892 Populist poster

Bernie, Donald, and the Promise of Populism Bernie, Donald, and the Promise of Populism

Both candidates have been mislabeled as populists. The movement of that name was a genuine people’s rebellion that reinvigorated democracy. We can do it again.

Sep 21, 2015 / William Greider

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