You had a socialist get 47 percent of the votes in the Democratic primary: Bernie Sanders. You have an outright white nationalist… — Van Jones Copy Share Image
From 1945 to 2003, the United States attempted to overthrow more than 40 foreign governments, and to crush more than 30 populist-nationalist… — William Blum Copy Share Image
“Populists voters are people who genuinely believe in democracy. They believe that the way Washington works is that the people elect a… — Mencius Moldbug Copy Share Image
What I don't know is whether there is a way politically that you can beat away these, some of these populist movements… — Tony Blair Copy Share Image
If we had a populist president who didn't alienate so many persuadable voters, who took full advantage of a strong economy, and… — Ross Douthat Copy Share Image
The Populist Caucus is the only caucus in Congress devoted solely to addressing middle class economic issues. We formed the caucus because… — Bruce Braley Copy Share Image
We've always believed that popular culture and populist politics go hand in hand. It's an honor to be working with so many… — Eli Pariser Copy Share Image
I just think that the skepticism about truth has almost completely flipped - from being something associated with generally left-leaning progressives to… — Julian Baggini Copy Share Image
If democracy is to once again inspire a populist politics, it is crucial to develop a number of social movements in which… — Henry Giroux Copy Share Image
Compromise disappoints those who buy into the most ambitious and simplistic populist slogans. — Gavin Esler Copy Share Image
In these troubled times we live in, we should remain vigilant and see through populist arguments. — King Albert II Copy Share Image
Americans get mad as hell with reasonable frequency but quickly return to their families and sitcoms. — Eric Alterman Copy Share Image
I think there's a far more general audience now because I've done more populist stuff on telly. — Jo Brand Copy Share Image
Hindi news is much more determinedly populist and lowbrow than the English channels. — Barkha Dutt Copy Share Image
. . . rock and roll, as I see it, is the ultimate populist art form, democracy in action, because it's true:… — Lester Bangs Copy Share Image
There's something in life that's cool, it's relatively cheap, and fun, and populist. Even when it's elitist. — Stephen Malkmus Copy Share Image
Pundits talk about 'populist rage' as a way to trivialize the anger and fear coursing through the middle class. — Elizabeth Warren Copy Share Image
I think that social media platforms and technology have been the accelerator for the push for the populist-style administrations in democratically elected… — Maria Ressa Copy Share Image
Populists and isolationists ignore the tangible benefits that have resulted from our active international role during the past half-century. — David Rockefeller Copy Share Image
The thing is, it's much easier to be a rightwing populist than a leftwing one, because the left always have to explain… — Ken Loach Copy Share Image
Musicians always want to sacrifice our creativity to get involved in environmental issues or political activism of some sort - to reduce… — Eyvind Kang Copy Share Image
American populist politics has a long tradition, from Andrew Jackson to Huey Long to Joseph McCarthy. But the politician Trump is most… — Joy Reid Copy Share Image
These days you can't write anybody off. If anybody is a right-wing populist, you can't write them off now because that is… — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
There have always been hucksters, cranks and populists who see a brief rise in American politics, going back to William Jennings Bryan… — Joseph Rago Copy Share Image
Political tags - such as royalist, communist, democrat, populist, fascist, liberal, conservative, and so forth - are never basic criteria. The human… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
Movements are not radical. Movements are the American way. A small group of abolitionists writing and speaking eventually led to the end… — Unita Blackwell Copy Share Image
Populism is folkish, patriotism is not. One can be a patriot and a cosmopolitan. But a populist is inevitably a nationalist of… — John Lukacs Copy Share Image
With unfailing consistency, U.S. intervention has been on the side of the rich and powerful of various nations at the expense of… — Michael Parenti Copy Share Image
It is quite possible that we will soon come to live under some sort of global despotism, enlightened or not. This is… — Torbjorn Tannsjo Copy Share Image
It’s innate in me to be a Democrat — a true Southern populist kind of Democrat. There’s not a lot of those… — Tim McGraw Copy Share Image
It was an easy thing to tax for a young country. And then gradually we moved to property taxes, manufacturing taxes, and… — T.R. Reid Copy Share Image
I just think, realistically, there's a lot of room outside the Trump populist right and the Bernie-Sanders-Elizabeth-Warren populist left. There are a… — David Brooks Copy Share Image
Never before has a populist democracy attained international supremacy. But the pursuit of power is not a goal that commands popular passion,… — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
“We meet in the midst of a nation brought to the verge of moral, political, and material ruin. Corruption dominates the ballot-box,… — Ignatius Donnelly Copy Share Image
“The radical philosophy offered, for many African Americans, the most promise. It was predicated on a searing critique of large corporations, particularly… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
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