William Greider

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name = William Greider


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education = Princeton University (1958)
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William Greider is an American journalist and author who writes primarily about economics.

His most recent book is "The Soul of Capitalism: Opening Paths to a Moral Economy", which explores the basis and history of the corporation and how people can influence further development of it. He is national affairs correspondent for "The Nation" [http://www.thenation.com/directory/bios/william_greider] , a liberal political weekly. Prior to his work at "The Nation", he wrote for "Rolling Stone" magazine during the 1980s and 1990s, and worked as an on-air correspondent for "Frontline" on PBS. [http://www.williamgreider.com/about/]

Greider also wrote a major book on globalization -- "One World, Ready or Not: The Manic Logic of Global Capitalism" (1997) -- which described the underlying vulnerabilities and inequities of the global economy. The credibility of this work was heavily criticized by economist Paul Krugman, who claimed that Greider ignored the fallacies of composition that run rampant in the work, misinterpreted facts (some of which were incorrect), and misled readers with false assumptions - all possibly due to his lack of consultation with economists. [ [http://www.slate.com/id/1916 The Accidental Theorist - By Paul Krugman] ]

A former reporter and editor at the "Washington Post," Greider is credited with coining the term "Nader's Raiders" in a "Post" article dated November 13, 1968. [http://www.csrl.org/csrlhistory/index.html] During an October 1, 2008 broadcast interview [ [http://www.democracynow.org/2008/10/1/as_senate_prepares_to_vote_on As Senate Prepares to Vote on Revised Wall St. Bailout, Critics See Only Slight Changes Following Widespread Public Opposition] ] on the impending passage of the "Wall Street bailout" despite widespread public opposition. Greider observed: : (T)his is a very revealing moment in American democracy. We’re seeing the real deformities and power alignments that govern issues like this, particularly the financial system. (A)ll of the power centers in politics and finance and business are discredited by these events. (W)e had this moment Monday (September 29, 2008) when, for complicated political reasons, a majority in the House rose up and said no. (O)f course...the broad public...regards this bailout as a swindle and backwards. (The public wonders 'w)hy are you giving all this money to the people who caused this crisis and taking the money from the public assets of the victims?'" [ [http://www.democruptcy.com/ The Center Is Missing] ]

Cultural references

* The R.E.M. song "Departure" on the album "New Adventures in Hi-Fi" contains the lyric "Win a eulogy from William Greider". [ [http://www.lyricwiki.org/R.E.M.:Departure R.E.M. - Departure] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.williamgreider.com/ Official website] (broken link)
* [http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Greider/William_Greider.html Third World Traveler]
* [http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/07182008/watch2.html Mortgage Meltdown]
* [http://www.democracynow.org/2008/10/1/as_senate_prepares_to_vote_on Democracy Now!]