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On AlterNet: populism

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "populism"

Glenn Beck Peddles Populism for Rich Guys

Glenn Beck Peddles Populism for Rich Guys

Brad Reed, Commonweal Institute. October 31, 2009.
The Fox News shock jock weaves a tale of wealthy elites who are victims of tyrannical government hell-bent on taking their hard-earned money.

Stop The Teabaggers, Give Them Green Jobs: Lessons From the Coalfields of West Virginia

Stop The Teabaggers, Give Them Green Jobs: Lessons From the Coalfields of West Virginia

Mike Elk, Campaign for America's Future AlterNet: Politics. August 28, 2009.
West Virginia shows us how we could easily win over this key segment of society, working class whites, with a New Deal-style industrial policy.

Town Hall Lunacy Includes Outraged Calls to 'Keep Government Out of Medicare,' When Medicare Is Government

Town Hall Lunacy Includes Outraged Calls to 'Keep Government Out of Medicare,' When Medicare Is Government

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. August 27, 2009.
Some can't reconcile what they believe about the propaganda that is fed to them with their own positive experiences with public programs like Medicare.

Memo to Media: Populism Is a Rebellion Against Corporate Power -- It's Not Just Stupid, Raw Anger

Memo to Media: Populism Is a Rebellion Against Corporate Power -- It's Not Just Stupid, Raw Anger

Jim Hightower, Hightower Lowdown. May 8, 2009.
Our fight against moneyed elites has more than 100 years of history.

Newsflash: Populism Is Popular

Newsflash: Populism Is Popular

David Sirota, AlterNet. April 25, 2009.
Populism is becoming the dominant paradigm, and that has the Establishment frightened.

Beltway Media Invent Populist Tight-Rope for Obama

Beltway Media Invent Populist Tight-Rope for Obama

Joshua Holland, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. March 26, 2009.
Is Obama's agenda tied to Wall Street's health? Depends on the agenda.

Obama Has to Get on Top of This or Else We'll Get on Top of Him

Obama Has to Get on Top of This or Else We'll Get on Top of Him

Frank Rich, The New York Times. March 23, 2009.
Obama and his team can't duck more tough questions, or else they'll deliver us into the catastrophic hands of a Republican opposition.

America Is Angry; Why Are Obama Aides Still Fretting About Elite Opinion?

America Is Angry; Why Are Obama Aides Still Fretting About Elite Opinion?

David Sirota, Open Left AlterNet: PEEK. March 16, 2009.
Why is the Obama admin more worried about the populist anger's consequences for its image rather than its utility in passing an aggressive agenda?

Market Populism vs. Grassroots Populism: Which Side Are You On?

Market Populism vs. Grassroots Populism: Which Side Are You On?

David Sirota, Open Left AlterNet: Video. February 20, 2009.
This divide between the Market Populism people are fed through the media and people's own Grassroots Populism is a major catalyst.

How the U.S. Can Make Partial Amends for Its Negligence During the Rwandan Genocide

How the U.S. Can Make Partial Amends for Its Negligence During the Rwandan Genocide

Linda Milazzo, Georgianne Nienaber, AlterNet. February 18, 2009.
Congolese populist movement requests urgent meeting with Hillary Rodham Clinton and U.N. ambassador Rice.

GOP Aims to Outflank Dems on Economic Populism

GOP Aims to Outflank Dems on Economic Populism

David Sirota, Open Left AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. February 17, 2009.
Democrats need to hurry up and embrace their populist wing.

Discussing McCain's Faux Populism with Rachel Maddow

Discussing McCain's Faux Populism with Rachel Maddow

David Sirota, Campaign for America's Future AlterNet: Video. October 17, 2008.
What we are seeing from McCain is old-school right-wing populism: package tax cuts for the wealthy as a "gift" to regular folks.

Sarah Palin's Faux Populism

Sarah Palin's Faux Populism

Jim Hightower, AlterNet. September 11, 2008.
Living in a small town and being able to field dress a moose does not make Palin a populist, no matter how much pundits want to pretend it does.

Sarah Palin May Be a Pit Bull in Lipstick, but She's No Populist

Sarah Palin May Be a Pit Bull in Lipstick, but She's No Populist

Jim Hightower, JimHightower.com AlterNet: PEEK. September 4, 2008.
Mary Ellen Lease would be ashamed.

Lakoff: Palin Appeals to Voter Emotions -- Dems Beware

Lakoff: Palin Appeals to Voter Emotions -- Dems Beware

George Lakoff, AlterNet. September 1, 2008.
The initial Democratic response to Palin indicates that many Democrats have not learned the lessons of the Reagan and Bush years.

Checks for $600 Won't Fix Our Economy

Checks for $600 Won't Fix Our Economy

Jim Hightower, Hightower Lowdown. March 28, 2008.
America can't shop its way to greatness, and this one-time, government-funded shopping spree won't lead us to a sound economy.

Will Dems Get Robbed Again in 2008?

Will Dems Get Robbed Again in 2008?

Marie Cocco, Washington Post Writers Group. January 4, 2008.
The presidency may come down to how well populist messages hold up against Republican "class warfare" rhetoric.

How Conservatives Manipulate People Into Voting Against Their Best Interests

How Conservatives Manipulate People Into Voting Against Their Best Interests

Digby, Common Sense. December 7, 2007.
Pseudopopulist conservatives have destroyed reason.

Naomi Klein Debates Alan Greenspan

Naomi Klein Debates Alan Greenspan

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. September 25, 2007.
Naomi Klein goes head to head with Alan Greenspan on the Iraq war, Bush's tax cuts, economic populism, crony capitalism and more.

Edwards Goes After the 'Corporate Democrats' -- Is This a Turning Point for His Campaign?

Edwards Goes After the 'Corporate Democrats' -- Is This a Turning Point for His Campaign?

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. August 26, 2007.
In a dramatic speech, John Edwards fired a major broadside against corporate America and, more significantly, "corporate Democrats," -- the likes of which hasn't been heard from a viable candidate with national appeal in decades.

Subprime Loans = Primetime for Vampire Lenders

Subprime Loans = Primetime for Vampire Lenders

Jim Hightower, Hightower Lowdown. August 22, 2007.
How "reputable" financial firms are using an arsenal of tricks to extract high payments from homeowners, drain their equity and steal their homes.

Democrats Beware: An Economic Populist Is Rising In the GOP's Presidential Primary

Democrats Beware: An Economic Populist Is Rising In the GOP's Presidential Primary

David Sirota, Working Assets. August 14, 2007.
Mike Huckabee has a populist economic message that may be shunned by the Money Party in Washington, but likely has an appeal among rank-and-file working-class Republican voters.

We Can't Allow Conservatives to Badmouth Populism

We Can't Allow Conservatives to Badmouth Populism

Matt Miller, The Financial Times. August 8, 2007.
Over three decades, America's conservative movement has so deftly shifted the boundaries of debate to the right that even modest adjustments to the market system can be cast as the second coming of Marx without anyone blushing.

Washington Is Losing Its Grip on Latin America

Washington Is Losing Its Grip on Latin America

Mark Weisbrot, McClatchy-Tribune Information Services. March 6, 2007.
As President Bush heads south for a seven-day trip to counter the populist political tide in Latin America, he'll discover that Washington's influence has collapsed and is not likely to recover.

2006 Injustice By the Numbers:

Elana Levin, AlterNet: PEEK. December 28, 2006.
40 Facts on The State of Inequality in America