by Richard Eskow | May 14, 2014 | Blog, Populist Majority, The New Populism
Even as the Campaign for America’s Future prepares for its May 22 conference on the New Populism in Washington, attacks on populism keep coming from all directions. One of the latest salvos to be publicized comes in an anecdote about former President Bill Clinton. As...
by Dave Johnson | May 13, 2014 | Blog, Populist Majority, The New Populism
There is a new populist movement that is driving minimum wage and other reforms across the country. The public wants the minimum wage increased, and cities and states are acting on their own to bypass D.C. and get this moving. Does It Matter What The Public Wants?...
by Robert Reich | May 7, 2014 | Progressive Vision, The New Populism
More Americans than ever believe the economy is rigged in favor of Wall Street and big business and their enablers in Washington. We’re five years into a so-called recovery that’s been a bonanza for the rich but a bust for the middle class. “The game is rigged and the...
by Bill Scher | May 5, 2014 | Blog, Populist Majority
With a new wave of populism rising, the Campaign for America's Future has announced that tickets are on sale for "The New Populism Conference," convening May 22 in Washington and featuring Sen. Elizabeth Warren. Starting at 9 a.m. at the Washington Court Hotel near...
by Derek Pugh | Apr 30, 2014 | Populist Majority
Consider this: Only 24 percent of millennials are positive they’ll vote this November, according to a new poll from the Harvard Institute of Politics. They rallied behind change in 2008 but have since steadily dropped off. But who can blame them? After enduring five...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Apr 25, 2014 | Populist Majority, Progressive Vision
This weekend more than 1,000 grassroots activists are scheduled to converge in Washington to launch a new level of progressive populist movement-building, focused on "taking back the Capitol" from corporate interests and the right wing. Chicago-based National People's...
