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Go Home, Sarah. We’ve all had enough.

January 10th, 2011 · Comments Off · Politics

Go home, Sarah. “Back to Alaska,” as the song says. We’re not going to elect Annie Oakley as President, and, besides, we’ve seen you hold a rifle. You ain’t no Annie Oakley, dearie. Women of America, what does Sarah Palin have that you don’t have? What qualifies her to be considered for President rather than, [...]

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Open Letter to Tea Party: Take a Hard Left Turn

July 27th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Capitalism, Culture, Health Care, Politics, Populism, taxes, Wall Street, wars and militarism

Before anyone who is a true Populist is going to believe that you, the Tea Party members are remotely legitimate and not simply stooges for the Right Wing of the Republican Party, you need to get some common sense. If you want to parade around pretending to be lovers of freedom and democracy, you need [...]

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Corporatism Versus Populism

April 25th, 2010 · Comments Off · Corporations and Industry, Culture, Politics, Populism

Populism is about people. The Latin word for “the people” is populus. So a Populist is one who has concern for the People. Historically American Populism has been a political philosophy that had to do with the struggle of the average worker or farmer against those powerful forces in society that had gained control of [...]

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