Greg Grandin

Greg Grandin, a Nation editorial board member, teaches history at Yale University. His most recent book, The End of the Myth: From the Frontier to the Border Wall, was just published in paperback.

Genocide and Ethnic CleansingJanuary 20, 2020

Slavery, and American Racism, Were Born in Genocide

Martin Luther King Jr. saw something essential about our nation: Imperial expansion west over stolen Indian land shaped and deepened the American Revolution’s relationship to slavery.

Greg Grandin
WorldDecember 18, 2019

What ‘The New York Times’ Got Wrong on Bolivia

By endorsing a military coup against a democratically elected government, the Times betrayed its values and its journalists.

Greg Grandin
HistoryJuly 16, 2019

There’s One Heresy That Sets Bernie Apart From All Other Dem Contenders to Unseat Trump

And it’s not simply that he calls himself a socialist.

Greg Grandin
March 5, 2019

Trump Is Fetishizing Death to Justify His Cruelty at the Border

The president is furthering a legacy of brutality that stretches back to the Mexican-American War.

Greg Grandin
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War on TerrorFebruary 21, 2019

How the Failure of Our Foreign Wars Fueled Nativist Fanaticism

For nearly two centuries, US politicians have channeled extremism outward. But the frontier is gone, the empire is faltering, and the chickens are coming home to roost.

Greg Grandin
Media AnalysisJanuary 29, 2019

Bret Stephens, the ‘Times,’ and Fearmongering Over Venezuela

Columnist Stephens and others on the right are worried about the growing popularity of socialism. Their panicked response? “But Venezuela!”

Greg Grandin
Foreign PolicyJanuary 25, 2019

How the Right Is Using Venezuela to Reorder Politics

The social-democratic wing of the Democratic Party must find a way to put forth a compelling counter-vision.

Greg Grandin
Genocide and Ethnic CleansingJanuary 25, 2019

Washington Trained Guatemala’s Killers for Decades

The US Border Patrol played a key role in propping up Latin American dictatorships.

Greg Grandin and Elizabeth Oglesby
Immigration PolicyJanuary 14, 2019

The Militarization of the Southern Border Is a Long-Standing American Tradition

Trump’s wall is just the latest incarnation of an old fixation.

Greg Grandin
Foreign PolicyJanuary 3, 2019

Washington Trained Guatemala’s Mass Murderers—and the Border Patrol Played a Role

Now two Guatemalan children have died under Border Patrol custody. But the agency’s role in Latin American oppression has a long history.

Greg Grandin and Elizabeth Oglesby

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Greg Grandin

Genocide and Ethnic CleansingJanuary 20, 2020

Martin Luther King Jr. saw something essential about our nation: Imperial expansion west over stolen Indian land shaped and deepened the American Revolution’s relationship to slavery.

WorldDecember 18, 2019

By endorsing a military coup against a democratically elected government, the Times betrayed its values and its journalists.

HistoryJuly 16, 2019

And it’s not simply that he calls himself a socialist.

March 5, 2019

The president is furthering a legacy of brutality that stretches back to the Mexican-American War.

The stakes are higher now than ever. Get The Nation in your inbox.

War on TerrorFebruary 21, 2019

For nearly two centuries, US politicians have channeled extremism outward. But the frontier is gone, the empire is faltering, and the chickens are coming home to roost.

Media AnalysisJanuary 29, 2019

Columnist Stephens and others on the right are worried about the growing popularity of socialism. Their panicked response? “But Venezuela!”

Foreign PolicyJanuary 25, 2019

The social-democratic wing of the Democratic Party must find a way to put forth a compelling counter-vision.

Genocide and Ethnic CleansingJanuary 25, 2019

The US Border Patrol played a key role in propping up Latin American dictatorships.

Immigration PolicyJanuary 14, 2019

Trump’s wall is just the latest incarnation of an old fixation.

Foreign PolicyJanuary 3, 2019

Now two Guatemalan children have died under Border Patrol custody. But the agency’s role in Latin American oppression has a long history.