Center for American Progress Center for American Progress
Issues Economy Economic Outlook

Phony Fears Grip America

A spectre is apparently haunting America -- the spectre of "populism". "New populism spurs Democrats on the economy," cried the front page headline in The New York Times the other day. Republicans rail against unseemly "class warfare," while centrist Democrats fret that hard-edged populist appeals will spook suburban voters.

Read more here.

This article was originally published in Financial Times.

To speak with our experts on this topic, please contact:

Print: Suzi Emmerling (foreign policy and security, energy, education, immigration)
202.481.8224 or semmerling@americanprogress.org

Print: Jason Rahlan (health care, economy, civil rights, poverty)
202.481.8132 or jrahlan@americanprogress.org

Radio: John Neurohr
202.481.8182 or jneurohr@americanprogress.org

TV: Andrea Purse
202.741.6250 or apurse@americanprogress.org

Web: Erin Lindsay
202.741.6397 or elindsay@americanprogress.org

Subscribe to RSS Feeds

RSS IconSite-Wide and Issue-Specific RSS Feeds

Related Articles

Economy Gains Momentum with Stronger Business Growth, by Christian E. Weller

The Foundations of Economic Recovery and Growth, by Michael Ettlinger, Heather Boushey

CBO’s Projections Highlight Budget Challenges, by Michael Linden

Weekly Round Up: January 19 - 22, 2010

Perspectives on Long-Term Deficits , by John Podesta

Also by Matt Miller

The Tyranny of Dead Ideas, January 6, 2009

How to Love Trillion-Dollar Deficits, November 20, 2008

Nationalize the Schools (...A Little)!, February 26, 2008