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Does overconsumption of bad TV lead to populism?
Every hour you’re sitting in front of a rubbish cartoon is an hour you’re not reading or exploring the physical world
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Trump’s Chances in 2020 Are Better Than You Think
We underestimated him once. Let’s not do it again. By Matt Taibbi.
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Anything that isn’t welfare for the rich is now ‘socialism’
George Pyle, the editorial page editor of The Salt Lake Tribune, doesn’t think of himself as a socialist because it sounds like being social.
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Pig and People
Gary Saul Morson on the rise and fall of the first Russian populists.
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Ocasio-Cortez, the GOP's Midterm Boogeyman?
While the New York congressional candidate is an anomaly when it comes Democratic Socialists of America winning federal-level primaries thus far, energy within her party is mounting around policy ideas the movement espouses, including the abolishment of Immigration and Customs Enforcements, Medicare for All, a $15 an hour federal minimum wage, and tax increases for wealthy Americans. By Caitlin Huey-Burns.
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Liberal Blind Spots Are Hiding the Truth About ‘Trump Country’
For one thing, it’s not Trump country. Most struggling whites I know here live a life of quiet desperation, mad at their white bosses, not resentful toward their co-workers or neighbors of color. By Sarah Smarsh.
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Forget Trump – populism is the cure, not the disease
Two recent books are typical of the current consensus in presenting populism as a new threat to liberal democracy. But properly understood, it is neither modern nor rightwing. By Thomas Frank.
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Donald Trump is Toronto’s Rob Ford on Steroids
It’s not just the US which has had its “Howard Beale moment.” By Marshall Auerback.
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How populist uprisings could bring down liberal democracy
Authoritarians are on the rise, and electorates are seduced by extremes. To fight back, mainstream politicians need to grasp the causes of popular discontent and rebuild democracy’s moral foundations. By Yascha Mounk.
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How ‘the Kingfish’ Turned Corporations into People
Huey Long was a populist who championed the little guy over big business, but his attempt to muzzle the press empowered the very corporate interests he inveighed against. By Adam Winkler.
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Ranked: ‘Trumps’ ’Round the World
Some politicians were tormenting the establishment well before the Donald made it trendy. By Matt Peterson.
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