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Meanwhile, the cryptocurrency industry, having used its unfathomable resources to help knock out of Congress economic populists like Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio, is poised to enjoy a deregulatory bonanza under Trump, setting the stage for an orgy of dangerous financial speculation.
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Michelle Goldberg, The Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2025
Some Republican populists have different priorities, and have even floated raising corporate income taxes to pay for them — contrary to traditional conservative thinking around tax policies that best fuel growth.
—Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
Such flexibility offers these institutions a way to work with populists without undermining their broader missions.
—Allison Carnegie, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
Poilievre, a populist who served in former prime minister Stephen Harper's cabinet, has harnessed social media to tap into Canadians' frustrations over rising housing costs and inflation.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 9 Jan. 2025
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Michelle Goldberg, The Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2025
Some Republican populists have different priorities, and have even floated raising corporate income taxes to pay for them — contrary to traditional conservative thinking around tax policies that best fuel growth.
—Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
Such flexibility offers these institutions a way to work with populists without undermining their broader missions.
—Allison Carnegie, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
Poilievre, a populist who served in former prime minister Stephen Harper's cabinet, has harnessed social media to tap into Canadians' frustrations over rising housing costs and inflation.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Populist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/populist. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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