Tag: populism
Divided we fail: A way forward for a divided progressive left?
Those that attempt to divide the progressive left into opposing camps at war with each other are almost as big a threat to the movement as the far right.
How the populist right twists leftwing ideas to appeal to voters
One of the more interesting aspects of rightwing populism, especially in the form it’s taken in the United States, is its use...
Everybody does better when everybody does better
Populism – neither right nor left, Republican or Democrat – it is not based on ideology, but on two gut-level fundamentals.
The “center-left” had its chance; it’s time for something new
Is the left’s populism answering the unmet needs of people in Western Europe and the United States?
Populism of the 1%: Why the same billionaires are behind Trump...
These complex ties reveal a clear and resounding message.
Populism is not about mobs, anti-government rants or opinion polls
It's necessary to restate the solid principles of populism and reassert its true spirit.
The bloodstained rise of global populism
A political movement’s violent pursuit of “enemies.”
‘Mr. Unpredictability’ fields an utterly predictable, regressive cabinet
What ‘Populist’ Cabinet Swarms with Plutocrats, CEOs, Militarists and Misfits?
Trump’s trickle-down populism
Trickle-down economics dressed in populist garb is still trickle-down economics.
The Huckster Populist
The real Trump isn’t a populist. He’s a plutocrat. Above all, he’s a con man.
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Crypto kickback: GOP bill boosts Trump family wealth as corruption claims mount
Trump’s $TRUMP coin dinner, Abu Dhabi deals, and a fast-tracked Senate crypto bill raise alarms over corruption and billionaire influence.
Must Democrats stay centrist or go progressive, plus find savvy messaging, to regain estranged...
It's time for Democrats to kick Trump while he's down—repeatedly.
I’m a brand new activist—here’s what got me to join others in the streets
It’s impossible to truly understand an issue until it becomes personal in some way. That’s exactly what happened to me.
Millions of people depend on the Great Lakes’ water supply. Trump decimated the lab...
Cutbacks have gutted the staff at the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Trump halts bombing of Yemen, reportedly under Saudi pressure, and to dismay of Israel
The subtext here is that people in the region believe the U.S. is bombing an Arab country on behalf of Israeli shipping in the Red Sea and to protect Israel from repercussions for its Gaza genocide.