William Greider

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. ↗

— William Greider

#bankrupt #bottom #economic #economic policy #economy

Americans cannot teach democracy to the world until they restore their own. ↗

— William Greider

#democracy #own #restore #teach #their

Animal-rights advocates remind us of this admonition: The ways in which people treat animals will be reflected in how people relate to one another. ↗

— William Greider

#how #people #reflected #relate #remind

As the world's finest democracy, we do not do guillotines. But there are other less bloody rituals of humiliation, designed to reassure the populace that order is restored, the Republic cleansed. ↗

— William Greider

#cleansed #democracy #designed #finest #humiliation

Children born today have a fifty-fifty chance of living to 100. ↗

— William Greider

#chance #children #living #today

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

— William Greider

#done #everyone #others #tolerate #values

If we have wealth, it will be protected from inflation and possibly even enhanced in value. ↗

— William Greider

#even #inflation #possibly #protected #value

If you think about it, Washington's overwhelming power in the world is founded on death, the awesome arsenal for killing people. ↗

— William Greider

#arsenal #awesome #death #founded #killing

In 1900 Americans on average lived for only 49 years and most working people died still on the job. ↗

— William Greider

#died #job #lived #most #only

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? ↗

— William Greider

#continue #country #determinism #financial #gain