People without power
Subtitle: the war on populism and the fight for democracy
By: Thomas Frank
Publisher: Scribe
Published: 2020
Place of publication: Melbourne, Vic
Language: eng
Number of pages: 307
ISBN-13: 9781925849288; 9781912854226
Subjects: Populism; Democracy; History; World politics
Description: An eye-opening account of populism, the most important - and misunderstood - movement of our time. Everything we think we know about populism is wrong. Today, populism is seen as a frightening thing, a term pundits use to describe the racist philosophy of Donald Trump and European extremists. But this is a mistake. The real story of populism is an account of enlightenment and liberation; it is the story of democracy itself, of its ever-widening promise of a decent life for all. Taking us from the tumultuous 1890s, when the radical left-wing US Populist Party fought plutocrats, to the triumphs of reformers under Roosevelt and Truman, Frank reminds us how much we owe to the populist ethos.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.