Populism

The Great Populist Wave

Brent Budowsky | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Populist Wave, Populism, Military Families, Voter Mobilization, National Front, Liberals, France, Buying Legislation, Shared Prosperity, Progressives, Shared Sacrifice, Hispanics, Inequities, Injustice, Financial Felons, Voter Registration, Jesus, Job Destruction, Buying Elections, Cheating, Medicare, Fairness, Britain, Voter Suppression, Bank of America, Homeowners, Democracy, Democrats, Voter Turnout, Wells Fargo, Austerity, Stealing Elections, Fraud, Abraham Lincoln, Patriotism, Human Rights, Voter Rights, Elites, Insurers, Consumers, John Kennedy, China, Chen Guangcheng, Republicans, Politics News
Brent Budowsky

At this moment, in our land, it is time for the true champions of the 99 percent to launch the largest voter registration, mobilization and turnout campaign in the history of freedom.

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Central Banking, Economics and Populism

Robert Teitelman | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Paul Krugman, Populism, Economics, Central Banks, Federal Reserve, Paul Krugman Ron Paul Debate, Economists, Martin Wolf, Business News
Robert Teitelman

Just like central banking, economics wants to speak politically, but doesn't necessarily welcome a response. In Krugman, it sometimes comes across as condescension. At the Fed, it can appear more sinister.

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It's Springtime in America -- Can the Occupy Movement Reinvent Itself?

Russell C. Smith | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Egypt Protests, Populism, Occupy Wall Street Protest, Arab Spring, Occupy Wall Street, Main Street, Occupy, Labor Movements, Occupy Movement, 99 Percent, American Spring, Occupy Wall Street Spring, Politics News
Russell C. Smith

The Occupy movement has been in hibernation mode for several months, but with warmer weather on the horizon, odds are it will become a fixture in every major city in America during this election year.

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The Pragmatic Purge of Bo Xilai

Tom Doctoroff | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Cult of Mao, Cultural Revolution, Populism, Politburo, Communist Party, Zhongyong, Corruption in China, Chinese Middle Class, Ccp, Red Songs, Mao Zedong, Bo Xilai, Chongqing, Chinese Politics, Neil Heywood, Bo Xilai Replaced, China Politics, Bo Xilai Wife Murder, China, World News
Tom Doctoroff

Bo Xilai, the populist former Chongqing chief recently purged from China's Politburo, was a dangerous, recidivistic force in Chinese politics. His fate should be cheered. Yes, his ouster reveals the dark side of the country's cloak-and-dagger leadership.

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That Old-Time Populism Debate

Mike Lux | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Mitt Romney, Poll, Populism, Messaging, Third Way, Economy, Progressives, Pollsters, Elections 2012, Political Polling, 2012 Poll, Politics News
Mike Lux

Because they do tons of polls and the same kinds of questions over and over, pollsters have a very good idea in advance of writing their questions for any given poll what phrases or even individual words will trigger a more positive answer.

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Why the Trayvon Martin Circus Could Derail Obama's Re-election

James Marshall Crotty | Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: Al Sharpton, Latino Vote, George Zimmerman, Black Panthers, Hispanic, Sanford, Barack Obama, Spike Lee, Hoodie, Gop, President Obama, Trayvon Martin, Presumption of Innocence, White Privilege, Bill Clinton, John McCain, Jesse Jackson, Swing States, Vigilante Justice, Reverend Al Sharpton, Populism, Obama, New Black Panthers, Obama Administration, Race Relations, Florida Politics, Election 2008, Obama Campaign, Election 2012, Politics News
James Marshall Crotty

I feel extremely bad and incredibly worried for Barack Obama. I like the president and most of his policies. However, the Trayvon Martin circus has grown so big and unruly, it threatens to derail the president's much-deserved second term.

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The Year of the Populist Woman

Mike Lux | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Women, Heidi Heitkamp, Elizabeth Warren, Chellie Pingree, 2012 Campaign, Tammy Baldwin, US Senate, Shelly Berkley, Mazie Hirono, Women's Rights, Populism, Women Senators, Progressive Women, Progressives, Progressive Movement, Populists, Senators, Female Senators, Politics News
Mike Lux

If all or even most of this class of women senators were to win in 2012, it would be historic, easily the highest quality group of new women senators ever. Progressives should do everything we can to rally behind them and help carry them to victory.

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Populism and Pain in Obama's Budget

Karen Dolan | Posted 04.15.2012

Read More: Taxes, Mitt Romney, Elections 2012. 2012, Populism, Obama 2013 Budget, Federal Budget Deficit, President Obama, 2013 Budget, Politics News
Karen Dolan

Both want to appeal to a hurting middle-class electorate. Only one has a populist message with appeal and effect. He most likely will win re-election in 2012.

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Cultural Populism vs. Economic Populism

Matthew Dowd | Posted 03.26.2012

Read More: Obama State of the Union 2012, State of the Union, Obama State of the Union, State of the Union 2012, Populism, Newt Gingrich 2012, Mitt Romney, 2012 Election, Mitt Romney 2012, Elections 2012, Cultural Populism, Newt Gingrich, Economic Populism, Politics News
Matthew Dowd

We have a president who has chosen to run as an economic populist against economic elites, and the rising candidacy of Gingrich, running as a cultural populist against cultural elites. Both are attempting to appeal to frustrated and disillusioned blue-collar and middle-class voters.

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Did Economic Populism Win South Carolina for Newt Gingrich?

Asher Smith | Posted 03.23.2012

Read More: Mitt Romney Bain Capital, South Carolina Primary, Populism, Jim Demint, Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich, Wall Street Journal, When Mitt Romney Came to Town, Sheldon Adelson, 2012 Presidential Election, Bain Capital, South Carolina, Winning Our Future, Talking Points Memo, Vulture Capitalism, Politics News
Asher Smith

Perhaps Mitt Romney's fumble in South Carolina was not entirely unpredictable. But why, if Romney was not to prevail, was it Newt Gingrich -- and not Rick Santorum -- who benefited?

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Whose Vision of Freedom? Ron Paul or MLK

Derrick Darby | Posted 03.13.2012

Read More: Populism, 2012 Elections, Martin Luther King, Income Inequality, MLK Day, Freedom, Plutocracy, Ron Paul, Barack Obama 2012, Politics News
Derrick Darby

Ron Paul and Martin Luther King Jr. would agree about the importance of restoring freedom to America. However, if we are burned up not by the MLK Day holiday but by the social engineering to advance the freedom of a select few, King's vision of freedom is clearly the way forward.

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Obama's Populism

Robert Kuttner | Posted 03.09.2012

Read More: David Brooks, Populism, Karl Rove, 2012 Election, Progressivism, Class Warfare, Populists, Barack Obama, Obama Populism, Republicans, Politics News
Robert Kuttner

The only thing wrong with Obama's populism is that it took him until nearly the year of his re-election to practice it resolutely. More, please.

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Two Speeches, Two Lefts: Barack Obama and Teddy Roosevelt

Jedediah Purdy | Posted 02.06.2012

Read More: Theodore Roosevelt, Obama, Populism, Osawatomie, Unemployment, Economy, Obama Economy, Barack Obama, Politics News
Jedediah Purdy

Yesterday, Barack Obama sounded a little like Theodore Roosevelt: scourge of wealthy special interests, champion of a middle class society, defender of government's necessary role in the economy. But there were big differences as well.

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The Limited Good of Rick Scott's Anthropology

Paul Stoller | Posted 12.17.2011

Read More: Philsophy, The Limited Good, Anthropology, Tea Party, Populism, Liberal Arts Education, Governor Rick Scott, The Peace Corps, College News
Paul Stoller

The ghoulish governor, Florida's favorite son, Rick Scott is in the news again. This time he's bashing anthropology and showcasing his profound ignorance of culture and society.

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It's Time Washington Saves the American Dream

Jose Hernandez | Posted 12.11.2011

Read More: Leadership, Progressive, Congress, Nasa, Populism, California, Jose Hernandez, Social Security, Ca-10, Medicare, Space Shuttle Discovery, Astronaut, American Dream, Latino Politics, Latino Voices News
Jose Hernandez

The son of migrant-farm workers, I was able to rise from the fields of California and touch the sky on the Space Shuttle Discovery as an Astronaut, a lifelong goal I was able to achieve thanks to the promise of the American Dream.

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I'm Mad as Hell...

Adam Klugman | Posted 11.21.2011

Read More: Network, Populism, Tea Party, Revolution, Progressives, Mad as Hell, Politics News
Adam Klugman

Mad as Hell is much more than screaming and disrupting, and it is never about rage or violence. It is about constructing a humane, creative response to the crisis of our world. It is a stand we take as individuals.

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Elizabeth Warren's Moment

Brent Budowsky | Posted 11.07.2011

Read More: Corruption, 2012 Elections, Populism, Barack Obama, Edward Kennedy, Elizabeth Warren, Progressives, Female Century, Tea Party, Politics News
Brent Budowsky

In Washington, Warren has the best enemies in town: those who profit from the rip-offs that Warren opposes. An armada of dirty money and dirty tactics will be arrayed against her.

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Friday Talking Points -- More Tea, Anyone?

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.05.2011

Read More: Debt, Tea Party, Populism, Faa, Mcconnell, Mitch McConnell, President Obama, John Boehner, Middle Class, Compromise, Extremist, Obama, Democratic, Tax the Rich, Big Banks, Tea Partier, Republican, Deficit, Giffords, Populist, Midotw, Most Disappointing Democrat of the Week, Most Impressive Democrat of the Week, Brinksmanship, Reid, Mainstream, Taxes, American People, House, Terrorist, Democrat, Congress, Extremist Party, Joe Biden, Democrats, Barack Obama, Biden, Debt Ceiling, Wall Street, Mddotw, Chris Weigant, Tax, Crisis, Harry Reid, Gabrielle Giffords, Kitchen Table, Teachers, Friday Talking Points, Class Warfare, Boehner, Senate, Gabby Giffords, Extremism, Politics News
Chris Weigant

With the conclusion of the debt ceiling "crisis," the media pivoted swiftly to their standard larger questions (to them, at any rate) about any politi...

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Why Liberals Should Be Outraged by the Tim DeChristopher Sentence

Jay Michaelson | Posted 09.26.2011

Read More: Michele Bachmann, Populism, Liberals, Exxon Mobil, Bureau of Land Management, Tim Dechristopher, Climate Change, Tea Party, Green News
Jay Michaelson

DeChristopher's act was definitely a crime. A victimless crime, and an act of civil disobedience, but a crime nonetheless. The guilty verdict, delivered on March 3, was expected. But the auction itself was also a crime.

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How Have the Rich Co-Opted Populism?

Larry Hirsch | Posted 09.14.2011

Read More: Populism, Tax Cuts for the Wealthy, Tea Party, Budget, Politics News
Larry Hirsch

Of all the incredible things being heard from Washington during this budget debate one that has stood out for me goes something like this. Quoted in t...

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Fairness for Workers

Rep. Bruce Braley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bruce Braley, Fair Wages, Populism, Labor Unions, Unions, Populist Caucus, Project Labor Agreements, Middle Class, Workers, Construction, Organized Labor, Business News
Rep. Bruce Braley

Hard working Iowans and all middle class Americans deserve fair wages. That's why I defended Project Labor Agreements at yesterday's hearing

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America: We Need a National Manufacturing Strategy

Rep. Bruce Braley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bruce Braley, Manufacturing, Congress, Populism, U.S. Manufacturing, Populist Caucus, American Manufacturing, Manufacturing Jobs, Business News
Rep. Bruce Braley

While U.S. jobs are steadily shipped overseas, the tidal wave of foreign-made goods in our stores and in our homes has become as regular as the tide. And that's a big problem for our country.

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Bankers' Holiday

Mike Lux | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Interchange Fees, Small Business, Wisconsin, Populism, Republican Party, Big Banks, Durbin Amendment, Business News
Mike Lux

The ideologues who want no check whatsoever on the power of big business have declared war on the middle class. But these attacks on the things we hold dear are putting the "movement" back in the labor movement.

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Wisconsin and the Politics of Envy

Mike Lux | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Egypt, Labor, Wisconsin, Unions, Noise Machine, Egypt Protests, Populism, Human Rights, Civil Disobedience, Envy, Economic Crisis, Secret Service, Madison Wisconsin, Wisconsin Protests, Politics News
Mike Lux

Pitting workers against workers for the scraps of the economic system is a tried and true tactic, but there is no envy on our side of these demonstrations: people just want a fair shake.

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Dodging Teargas Canisters Made in the USA: CODEPINK's Peace Delegation Reports from Cairo's Tahrir Square

Medea Benjamin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nationalism, Egypt Protests, Populism, Cairo, Egypt, Tahrir Square, Egyptian Protests, Codepink, Hosni Mubarak, Muslim, World News
Medea Benjamin

My friend had a big gash in his head. "Please, help us tell the world what is happening. Tell them how we were viciously attacked," he said. "Tell them we will die here if we have to, but we will not turn back."

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