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Populist Reform of the Democratic Party

KoKo

(84,711 posts) Wed Apr 15, 2015, 03:52 PM Apr 2015

"The Populist Movement Has Finally Arrived" -- The Nation

If anyone is interested, I just posted this in DU "Good Reads." Describes some of the issues we've been discussing here in the past days.

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Occupy Wall Street put inequality at the center of our politics. Only an independent movement will keep it there.
Robert L. Borosage

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1016120292

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"The Populist Movement Has Finally Arrived" -- The Nation (Original Post) KoKo Apr 2015 OP

Hopefully there are t shirts and avatars. I'm in. djean111 Apr 2015 #1

K & R x 1000 democrank Apr 2015 #2

I'm in too. bvar22 Apr 2015 #3

Populism rocks. Robert Borosage is one of the main speakers at the 'Populism 2015' appalachiablue Apr 2015 #9

Great let's organize and shove it into the public conscious. Vincardog Apr 2015 #4

I'm optimistic hanon Apr 2015 #5

K & R nt mother earth Apr 2015 #6

OWS has provided politicians with the lingo to explain in a concise way the gross inequality that is sabrina 1 Apr 2015 #7

Populism rocks! You might be interested in the 'Populism 2015' Conference this weekend, appalachiablue Apr 2015 #8

djean111

(14,255 posts)

1. Hopefully there are t shirts and avatars. I'm in.

Reply to KoKo (Original post)

Wed Apr 15, 2015, 03:55 PM

Apr 2015

democrank

(11,710 posts)

2. K & R x 1000

Reply to KoKo (Original post)

Wed Apr 15, 2015, 03:59 PM

Apr 2015

bvar22

(39,909 posts)

3. I'm in too.

Reply to KoKo (Original post)

Wed Apr 15, 2015, 05:05 PM

Apr 2015

appalachiablue

(43,547 posts)

9. Populism rocks. Robert Borosage is one of the main speakers at the 'Populism 2015'

Reply to bvar22 (Reply #3)

Wed Apr 15, 2015, 11:59 PM

Apr 2015

Conference in Wash., D.C. this weekend, April 18-20. I hope to attend some sessions, but not definite yet.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026513909

Vincardog

(20,234 posts)

4. Great let's organize and shove it into the public conscious.

Reply to KoKo (Original post)

Wed Apr 15, 2015, 06:07 PM

Apr 2015

hanon

(8 posts)

5. I'm optimistic

Reply to KoKo (Original post)

Wed Apr 15, 2015, 07:15 PM

Apr 2015

cautiously optimistic

mother earth

(6,002 posts)

6. K & R nt

Reply to KoKo (Original post)

Wed Apr 15, 2015, 08:56 PM

Apr 2015

sabrina 1

(62,325 posts)

7. OWS has provided politicians with the lingo to explain in a concise way the gross inequality that is

Reply to KoKo (Original post)

Wed Apr 15, 2015, 11:15 PM

Apr 2015

destroying this country and others around the world.

Eg, who doesn't know now who the 1% are, even morons on the MSM who tried to dismiss the movement us their terminology, because it's important to be able to communicate without having to go into long explanations.

And yes, to turn this country around it does need an Independent Movement.

Voters need to unite in getting enough power that the Political Parties can no longer take their votes for granted, but must negotiate with them about, eg, who they would like to see in political offices.

The Third Way does this for Wall St within the Dem Party (and the MIC), but where is the powerful organization representing ordinary voters?

We have no think tanks, no money, no bargaining power. And we need it or things will just keep on going down hill towards the Right.

appalachiablue

(43,547 posts)

8. Populism rocks! You might be interested in the 'Populism 2015' Conference this weekend,

Reply to KoKo (Original post)

Wed Apr 15, 2015, 11:54 PM

Apr 2015

April 18-20 in Washington, DC. One of the main speakers is *Robert Borosage of the Occupy Wall Street article you posted-

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026513909

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