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Charles Postel

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“Populism” and the Significance of Left and Right

In the United States, the Populist tradition has always defined left-wing and egalitarian politics, unfairly maligned by bosses and intellectuals alike.

by Charles Postel via Jacobin
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on November 25, 2019
The Political Chaos and Unexpected Activism of the Post-Civil War Era

Charles Postel on the temperance crusade that galvanized the American women's movement.

by Charles Postel via Literary Hub on August 21, 2019
If Trump and Sanders Are Both Populists, What Does Populism Mean?

Headlines tell us that the campaigns of Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders have both opened a new chapter of populist politics. How is that possible?

by Charles Postel via The American Historian on August 1, 2016

Equality: An American Dilemma, 1866-1896

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First annual picnic of the Knights of Labor, 1882.

The Vexed Meaning of Equality in Gilded Age America

How three late 19th century equality movements failed to promote equality.

by Eric Foner via The Nation on September 24, 2019

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