The Populist and Progressive movements in American politics share many similarities despite springing forth from different demands. The Populist movement was primarily grew from the agrarian sector of the economy that feared that Eastern industrialists and bankers were gaining too much influence and control over both political parties. The Populist agenda grew from a desire ...
Charlie Chaplin’s work in the film industry always acted as a social mirror. The film, “Monsieur Verdoux” is no different, and may in fact be the most reflective of society and culture as he perceived it. This is quite the feat, since “Modern Times” was practically a social liturgy on the way society treats the ...
Few American political movements predate Populism. The phrase would not be turned into a political party until the late 19th century, though its ideals have existed since the birth of the nation. As the author of the Declaration of Independence and a father of the American Constitution, Thomas Jefferson was the first “populist” to hold ...
The rise of populist discontent following the 1824 presidential election, in which John Quincy Adams won the presidency in a congressional “corrupt bargain,” centered around the new feeling of democratic disenfranchisement in the western and southern states. The embodiment of these feelings came in the “outsider” candidacy and presidency of General Andrew Jackson, who wanted ...
“…the inflation was there, and growing all the time. Prices and wages should have fallen, the first much faster than the second.” (Johnson 1998 730). The prosperity was high as the Twenties raced toward their disastrous end with the stock market crash. Ever since, there has been finger pointing, but the fact remains there is ...
