William Greider
William Greider
William Harold Greider is an American journalist and author who writes primarily about economics...
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CountryUnited States of America
new-york punishment grace
Fellow senators balked at punishing Senator Alfonse D'Amato of New York though he was caught in a series of transactions that earned him the label "Senator Sleaze." D'Amato explained their reluctance as he defended his own behavior. "There but for the grace of God go most of my colleagues," he said.
war exercise government
Aside from sending someone to war or to prison, government s ability to make people involuntarily give over their money is its strongest exercise of authority over private citizens and their institutions.
government political return
The scandalous question that hangs over modern government and excites perpetual outrage is about political money and what it buys. What exactly do these contributors get in return for the hundreds of thousands, even millions of dollars they funnel to the politicians?
do-it-yourself pension versions
The do-it-yourself version of pensions is a flop, as many Americans have painfully learned.
jobs average years
In 1900 Americans on average lived for only 49 years and most working people died still on the job.
wealth inflation ifs
If we have wealth, it will be protected from inflation and possibly even enhanced in value.
children fifty today
Children born today have a fifty-fifty chance of living to 100.
democracy world teach
Americans cannot teach democracy to the world until they restore their own.
half economic economy
Folks in the bottom half of the economy are already squeezed hard. They will be bloodied and bankrupt if economic policy inadvertently induces a recession.
done tolerate defined
Everyone's values are defined by what they will tolerate when it is done to others.
identity efficiency
Efficiency obliterates identity
country giving profound
A profound political question is suddenly on the table: Must the country continue to give precedence to private financial gain and market determinism over human lives and broad public values?
real television-commercials people
People know elections, like television commercials, are not real.
power american-politics has-beens
Money is power in American politics. It always has been.