[lbo-talk] INSTANT POPULISM: A short history of populism old and new

[Carrol Cox]

Fernando Cassia: Well, as you can see it focuses on FDR´s New Deal, aka
progressive
populism, not right-wing populism. :)

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I haven't read the article, but if you can call the New Deal populist, then
you can call anything populist; it makes the word useless.

There were several populist movements (left and right) at the time:
Townsend, Huey Long, Father Coughlin. But perhaps it would be useful to have
Chip's comment on those movements (if they were movements).

Carrol

P.S. Of course, I reject the concept of Progress and Progressivism. It
implies that gains can be made in a step by step manner, as well as that
such gains can be retained. Both concepts are empty. Given this reality,
calling oneself a Progressive is at best empty.