Skip To Main Content
Peter Dreier on Muck Rack

Peter Dreier

Los Angeles
As seen in: CNN, MSN, The New York Times, HuffPost, The Guardian, The Washington Post, Yahoo Canada, Yahoo News, Yahoo News Malaysia, Yahoo News New Zealand and
Teacher, writer, activist, father of twins, former soccer coach, ex-gov't official, baseball fanatic, optimist, cheerleader for social justice
Is this you? As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work. Claim your profile

Get in touch with Peter

Contact Peter, search articles and posts on X, monitor coverage, and track replies from one place.

Learn more about Muck Rack

Actions

Share this page

Is this you?

As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work.
Claim your profile

Articles

Progressive Patriotism for America’s 250th Birthday

|
By Peter Dreier
| Common Dreams Verified
July 4 is the big occasion for Americans to express patriotism, none more so than this year, the 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding. But the ways we do so are as diverse as the country. People and groups from right to left celebrate in conflicting ways and with conflicting views—from “love it or leave it” to “love it and fix it.” This year as a time when democracy itself is under serious threat, progressives are seeking ways to claim their patriotism and recapture the flag.
Open in Who Shared Issue with article?

Alan Greenspan: Homewrecker

|
By Peter Dreier
| Portside
Alan Greenspan: Homewrecker Published June 26, 2026 Alan Greenspan, who served as chair of the Federal Reserve from to 1987 to 2006 and who died on Monday, was the Henry Kissinger of economic policy. Both men caused enormous harm and suffering for which they were never held accountable. Like Kissinger, Greenspan was mistakenly considered a genius.
Open in Who Shared Issue with article?

Don’t Mourn Alan Greenspan

|
By Peter Dreier
| Smirking Chimp
Alan Greenspan, who served as chair of the Federal Reserve from to 1987 to 2006 and who died on Monday, was a monster. He was the Henry Kissinger of economic policy. Like Kissinger, he was mistakenly considered a genius. Reporters, businesses, and many members of Congress hung on his words—more accurately, his jargon-filled word salad, which obscured more than it explained—to understand what was going on in the economy.
Open in Who Shared Issue with article?
See all 1,320 licensed articles (1,541 Total)