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Right-Wing Populist AfD Most Popular Party Among Young German Voters

The anti-mass immigration populist Alternative for Germany party was the most popular among young voters in Sunday's local elections, with analysis showing that establishment warnings about the rise of the so-called “far right” are being ignored by many self-described “centrist” young people. Local elections in two eastern German states over the weekend saw young voters […]

Anti-Mass Migration Populist Leader Attacked with Red Paint in Germany

Sahra Wagenknecht, leader of Germany's left-wing populist party, was attacked during a campaign rally in the eastern city of Erfurt on Thursday afternoon when a man ran onto the stage and sprayed red liquid at her. A middle-aged man was arrested after he approached the leader of the left-wing nationalist party, the Zahra Wagenknecht Alliance […]

Populist economics blare forth from Harris, Trump campaigns

Presidential candidates who have secured party support ahead of a general election have traditionally taken ideologically center-center positions on economic policy issues to appeal to middle-class moderates in both parties. Not so in 2024. Economic messaging from both Democrats and Republicans has targeted lower-income voters and struck an overtly populist tone as candidates scramble to […]

Kamala Harris Snubs Teamsters Union After Populist RNC Speech

Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign has reportedly ignored the Teamsters union, which represents more than one million members, after the union’s head gave a populist speech at the Republican National Convention (RNC) aimed at winning over Republican lawmakers with pro-labor policies. At the Republican National Convention, Teamsters Chairman Sean M. O’Brien gave a historic […]

Republican notions of ‘progressive’ and ‘populist’ don’t match reality

When it comes to fighting for true American values, progressives have been at the forefront from the beginning. Who gave women the right to vote? Progressives. Who stood up to end racial segregation? Progressives. And who created the lifelines that are Social Security and Medicare? Yes, progressives. But today, venture capitalist Republicans are posing as […]

It’s now a battle between populist democracy and extremist oligarchy

It would be no exaggeration to say that the news last month was full of surprises. The first surprise was Presented at the debateIt shows how senile and demented Joe Biden is. State of the Union Address A few months ago, Biden was visibly slowing down, slurring his speech, relying on verbal supports like numbering […]

D.C. Consultant Class, K Street Lobbyists Fear Populist JD Vance

A survey released in July found that senior congressional staff and K Street lobbyists who want to maintain the status quo in Washington, D.C., appear to despise Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), former President Donald Trump’s vice presidential nominee. The Canvas/Punchbowl News poll photograph The survey was conducted at the Republican National Convention (RNC) among approximately […]

JD Vance’s populist plans to break up Big Tech monopolies

Last night, Senator J.D. Vance formally accepted the Republican nomination for Vice President at the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, bringing optimism to Silicon Valley and the tech world. Vance, a right-wing populist, has criticized the old right’s market fundamentalism and championed a new right’s pro-labor economic nationalism that calls for antitrust enforcement […]