by Isaiah J. Poole | May 22, 2015 | Populist Majority
A Gallup poll released today says that the 2016 election will be "contested in a more socially liberal electorate – and a less economically conservative one – than was true of prior elections." While Gallup records a higher percentage of people considering themselves...
by Emily Foster | May 18, 2015 | Populism2015, Populist Majority
While well-heeled conservatives watched Republican presidential candidates make their pitches for support in an Iowa convention hall at the GOP's Lincoln Dinner on Saturday, grassroots progressives gathered in a much less lavish college auditorium to discuss pressing...
by Hugh Espey | May 4, 2015 | Blog, Populist Majority, Progressive Vision
A few weeks ago, Hillary Clinton did a well-staged, two-day swing through Iowa, meeting with small groups of people and some media along the way. Afterwards she said we have some great ideas for a better future. She’s right about that, and she’s right that this...
by Robert Borosage | Apr 30, 2015 | Blog, Populist Majority, Progressive Vision, The New Populism
The race for the Democratic nomination for president was transformed today as populist stalwart Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders announced his candidacy. The mainstream media immediately focused on the horse race – assessing Sanders' standing in the polls (low), money...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Apr 30, 2015 | Blog, Populist Majority
At a time when polls often show a high level of skepticism and even antipathy toward government, progressive pollster Celinda Lake offered some contrarian advice Wednesday to the "Families First: Good Jobs for All" meeting sponsored by the Center for Community Change:...
by Jim Hightower | Apr 23, 2015 | Blog, Populist Majority, Progressive Vision
It’s futile to hope that the GOP’s gaggle of corporate-hugging, right-wing presidential candidates will seriously address the issue of rising inequality in our land. How about the Democrats? Well, Hillary Clinton has warned that “extreme inequality has corrupted other...