1.0 link 70042 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-sirota/the-rise-of-captiveindust_b_70042.html In an American political culture dominated by mindless free-trade and free-market fundamentalism, we have all heard the arguments against economic populism. Conservatives tell us that any effort to force corporations to behave properly is "anti-business" and will result in harm to our economy. Traditional, old-school liberals often avoid power-challenging policies and instead propose to spend more taxpayer money to bribe companies to do the right thing. Progressive populism, as I have written before, is different than both of these...

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