by Richard Eskow | May 27, 2014 | Blog, Populist Majority, The New Populism
[fve]http://youtu.be/f3_FrPkFLi0[/fve] “Democratic movements are initiated by people who have individually managed to attain a high level of personal political self-respect,” historian Lawrence Goodwyn wrote nearly four decades ago. “They are not resigned; they are...
by Elizabeth Warren | May 22, 2014 | Blog, Populist Majority, The New Populism
[fve]http://youtu.be/tUTtbvo5_Zc[/fve] This speech was prepared for delivery today at The New Populism conference in Washington. Thank you, Bob Borosage and Roger Hickey for all your hard work, for inviting me here today, and for featuring my book, "A Fighting...
by Robert Borosage | May 22, 2014 | Blog, Populist Majority, The New Populism
These remarks were prepared for delivery at The New Populism Conference in Washington, May 22, 2014. What is the new populism? The Princeton dictionary defines populism as “a political doctrine that supports the rights and powers of the common people in their struggle...
by Dave Johnson | May 21, 2014 | Blog, Jobs and Growth, Populist Majority, The New Populism
Word is there's an economic recovery going on. But approximately 99 percent of us have no reason to believe that. The public sees that the government bailed out the biggest banks and that the "recovery" is going really well for a very few people. But most Americans...
by Bill Scher | May 19, 2014 | Blog, Climate, The New Populism
The rising tide of populism has been sparked by the inherent unfairness of an increasing wealth gap and stagnating wages in the aftermath of a Great Recession caused by some in the top 1 percent. The economic strain directly felt by millions drives support for...
by Dave Johnson | May 15, 2014 | Blog, Populist Majority, The New Populism, Trade
So-called "free trade" agreements have been used to strengthen the power of giant corporations, weaken democratic government and deliver fear to American workers. These agreements enabled the corporate elite to say to Americans, "If you complain about pay or benefits...
