by Robert Borosage | May 28, 2014 | Blog, The New Populism
A powerful new populist challenge is emerging from the reality of an economy that is not working for working people. It is expressed not by the Koch-funded, rabidly anti-government Tea Party, but by the new populists, inside and outside the Democratic Party. Sen....
by Dave Johnson | May 27, 2014 | Blog, Populist Majority
At last week's New Populism conference, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) talked about how the multinational corporations rig the game against working people. "Why are trade deals secret? ... because if the American people knew what was going on, they would be opposed."...
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 Dave Johnson | May 23, 2014 | Blog, Populist Majority, Progressive Vision
After Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) gave her rousing speech at the New Populism Conference Thursday, she, of course, was asked if she was going to run for President. (The crowd was chanting "Run, Elizabeth, Run!") Warren replied, "I am not running for president,"...
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...
