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
do-it-yourself pension versions
The do-it-yourself version of pensions is a flop, as many Americans have painfully learned.
mind half economy
The economy is not governed with the bottom half in mind.
globalization regimes instruments
The regime of globalization promotes an unfettered marketplace as the dynamic instrument organizing international relations.
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?
done tolerate defined
Everyone's values are defined by what they will tolerate when it is done to others.
struggle government liberty
The present struggle seems less about abolishing big government than about who gets to use it.
peace destiny self
If there is a mystical chord in democracy, it probably revolves around the notion that unexpected music can resonate from politics when people are pursuing questions larger than self... I have seen that ennobling effect in people many, many times- expressed by those who found themselves engaged in genuine acts of democratic expression, who claimed their right to define the larger destiny of their community, their nations.
life term humans
In its present terms, the global system values property over human life.
retirement people saving
Obviously, people with low or even moderate incomes could not afford such savings rates, and even diligent savings from their low wages would not be enough to pay for either retirement or healthcare.
routine news gathering
Leaks and whispers are a daily routine of news-gathering in Washington.
everyday quests might
The quest for homeland security is heading ... toward the quasi-militarization of everyday life ... If danger might lurk anywhere, maybe everything must be protected and policed.
powerful self people
When self-important people and powerful institutions are governed by illusion, history has a way of biting back.
order long democracy
The great multinationals are unwilling to face the moral and economic contradictions of their own behavior - producing in low-wage dictatorships and selling to high-wage democracies. Indeed, the striking quality about global enterprises is how easily free-market capitalism puts aside its supposed values in order to do business. The conditions of human freedom do not matter to them so long as the market demand is robust. The absence of freedom, if anything, lends order and efficiency to their operations.
honesty people perfect
Democracy begins in human conversation. A democratic conversation does not require elaborate rules of procedure or utopian notions of perfect consensus. What it does require is a spirit of mutual respect-people conversing critically with one another in an atmosphere of honesty and shared regard.