63 Quotes by William Greider

Leaks and whispers are a daily routine of news-gathering in Washington.

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?

The burnt odor in Washington is from the disintegrating authority of the governing classes.

The regime of globalization promotes an unfettered marketplace as the dynamic instrument organizing international relations.

In the deregulated realm of US banking and finance, crime does occasionally pay for its foul deeds, not in prison time but by making modest rebates to the victims.

The do-it-yourself version of pensions is a flop, as many Americans have painfully learned.

Everyone's values are defined by what they will tolerate when it is done to others.

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.

The threat to globalization is not the wasted American dollars but Washington's readiness to mix US commercial interests with its self-appointed role as global protector.