Greg Grandin

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Greg Grandin, a Nation editorial board member, is the Peter V. and C. Vann Woodward Professor of History at Yale University. His book The End of the Myth: From the Frontier to the Border Wall in the Mind of America won the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction. His latest book is America, América: A New History of the New World.

Oliver North's Hearing

The First E-mail Scandal, Long Before Hillary Clinton: Iran/Contra The First E-mail Scandal, Long Before Hillary Clinton: Iran/Contra

She’s not the first powerbroker to get into trouble for mishandling e-mails. Reagan aides Oliver North and John Poindexter were convicted of destroying public records.

Aug 25, 2016 / Greg Grandin

Hillary Clinton and Henry Kissinger

Hillary Clinton’s Embrace of Kissinger Is Inexcusable Hillary Clinton’s Embrace of Kissinger Is Inexcusable

Bernie Sanders should call on her to repudiate him as the war criminal he is.

Aug 9, 2016 / Greg Grandin

Tim Kaine

Eat, Pray, Starve: What Tim Kaine Didn’t Learn During His Time in Honduras Eat, Pray, Starve: What Tim Kaine Didn’t Learn During His Time in Honduras

The vice-presidential nominee supports policies that hurt the country that was the “turning point” in his life.

Jul 27, 2016 / Greg Grandin

Donald Trump nomination

There’s Nothing Un-American About Donald Trump There’s Nothing Un-American About Donald Trump

Trump’s “Midnight in America” speech at the Republican National Convention could’ve been lifted directly from the Puritans.

Jul 22, 2016 / Greg Grandin

PPK News Conference

Peru’s Elections May Signal What’s Ahead for the United States in November Peru’s Elections May Signal What’s Ahead for the United States in November

They were offered the choice between a neoliberal technocrat and a right-wing demagogue–does that sound familiar?

Jul 18, 2016 / Greg Grandin

Trump in Raleigh

Donald Trump’s Praise of Saddam Hussein, in Context Donald Trump’s Praise of Saddam Hussein, in Context

Behind Trump’s comments are 100 years of American-backed dictatorships.

Jul 6, 2016 / Greg Grandin

Colombia Peace Agreement

War Is Over in Colombia War Is Over in Colombia

The end of the war could integrate Colombia more fully into Latin America.

Jun 24, 2016 / Greg Grandin

Trump during primaries

How Not to Study Donald Trump How Not to Study Donald Trump

The “Trump Studies” syllabus was intended to mock his bigotry; instead, it served as a perfect example of white racism in academia.

Jun 22, 2016 / Greg Grandin

Trump Fascist

Why Trump Now? It’s the Empire, Stupid Why Trump Now? It’s the Empire, Stupid

Amid the wreckage of the Iraq War and the Great Recession, he speaks to a constituency that sees the frontier and outward expansion as peril rather than possibility.

Jun 9, 2016 / Greg Grandin

Brazil Impeachment Protest

Still Selling Neoliberal Unicorns: The US Applauds the Coup in Brazil, Calls It Democracy Still Selling Neoliberal Unicorns: The US Applauds the Coup in Brazil, Calls It Democracy

Washington now has compliant compradores in power in Argentina and Brazil—and perhaps soon in Venezuela.

May 27, 2016 / Greg Grandin

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