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David Griscom

Bylines

When Cowboys Fought Capitalism

Texas Democrats can win by reviving the state's forgotten populist tradition of labor activism and working-class politics.

by David Griscom via UnHerd on May 28, 2026
How Texas Populists Almost Destroyed the Two-Party System

1890s Populists rose up against capitalism and white supremacy in Texas. Their apparent electoral defeat was rooted in a campaign of terror and white supremacy.

by David Griscom via Jacobin
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on March 25, 2026
The Radical Texas War Against the “Devil’s Rope”

Texan fence cutters fought enclosures as ranchers begin to privatize land and the open range.

by David Griscom via The Nation
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on March 24, 2026
Populism Was Born From a Rural-Urban Alliance

In 1880s Texas, farmers and factory workers discovered they had the same enemy: corporate capitalists.

by David Griscom via Jacobin
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on July 5, 2025
When Black and White Tenant Farmers Joined Together to Take on the Plantation South

The Southern Tenant Farmers Union was founded on the principle of interracial organizing.

by David Griscom via Jacobin
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on December 5, 2023
When Texas Cowboys Fought Private Property

When cattle barons carved up Texas with barbed wire in the late 19th century, cowboys formed fence-cutting gangs to preserve the open range.

by David Griscom via Jacobin
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on October 4, 2022

The Myth of Red Texas: Cowboys, Populism, and Class War in the Radical South

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Illustration of a cowboy sitting on a horse with Red Bull look down on him

Unlearning the Myth of Red Texas

From cowboys to labor leaders, David Griscom's debut book calls on Texans to reclaim their leftist roots—and examine who buried them in the first place.

by Emily Carmichael via Current Affairs on March 23, 2026

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