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Populism

Politics

Populism Isn't The Problem

The charge of populism says at least as much about those making it as it does about their opponents.

Jason Frank

Politics

The Democratic Coming Apart

Joshua Cohen talks to David Runciman about his new book, political action, and finding hope in the end of democracy.

David Runciman, Joshua Cohen

World

Promise and Populism in Mexico

A ‘dangerous’ populist will likely be elected president this weekend—and he may be just what the country needs.

David R. K. Adler

Politics

Trumpism Before Trump

We can’t fully appreciate the current anti-immigration moment without understanding the decades-long investment by right-wing movement politics.

Robert L. Tsai, Calvin TerBeek

Global Justice

The App that Makes You a Terrorist

In the Turkish government’s rush to root out conspirators, the threshold for guilt is low.

Umar Farooq

Global Justice, Politics

The Man from Kasimpasa

Erdogan is all too easily labelled a populist. But the reasons for his popularity are more complicated.

Engin Önder

Politics

No Eulogy for the Living

An open letter from a Filipino writer to his fellow citizens.

Miguel Syjuco

Politics

Populism's Perfect Storm

The very forces that sustain populist politics could eventually undermine populism.

Rogers Brubaker

Politics

The Ground Beneath Corbyn's Feet

Theresa May came to bury the Labour Party, but instead she and her party have been deeply damaged.

Martin O’Neill

Class & Inequality

Understanding Populist Challenges to the Liberal Order

The idea that the rise of populism was caused by market-driven inequalities fails to address why populism is so cozy with crony capitalists.

Pranab Bardhan

Politics

Trump's Latin American Model

The history of Latin America is littered with failed experiments in populism.

Pablo Piccato, Federico Finchelstein

Politics

The GOP's Anti-Democratic Fetish Runs Deep

Here's the real reason the GOP made peace with Trump.

William E. Scheuerman

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