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Image: The Populist Party of the 1890s responded to concentrated wealth and political corruption in their Omaha Platform of July 4, 1892.
Progressives should refute the false memory reflected in the widespread use of “populist” to refer to conspiracy-minded, anti-democratic, and anti-labor factions.
Image: Live Nation headquarters in Hollywood, California. Mario Tama, Getty Images.
The Live Nation verdict returns states to the front lines of antimonopoly enforcement.
Image: In a federal court in San Jose, Judge Casey Pitts heard arguments in a Tunney Act proceeding.
Will HPE-Juniper mark the first successful use of the Tunney Act in its half century history?

Progressives should refute the false memory reflected in the widespread use of “populist” to refer to conspiracy-minded, anti-democratic, and anti-labor factions.

Image: The Populist Party of the 1890s responded to concentrated wealth and political corruption in their Omaha Platform of July 4, 1892.

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