Donald Trump isn’t the first U.S. leader to upend the status quo. Populism can awaken a nation to concerns ignored by elites.

He and fellow European “patriots” have drawn inspiration from Mr Trump’s re-election and potent blend of country-first, ...

President Donald Trump’s recent economic proposals mark a notable shift further into populism and an embrace of policies ...

One of the great mysteries about the rise of populism, in both the United States and Europe, is why it has benefited the political right so much more than the left. For years, American progressives ...

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As Donald Trump begins his second term as president and the leader of a remade Republican Party, it's become common to refer to him and the "America First" movement as "populist." And yet something ...

American voters prefer a “populist” agenda over an “abundance” agenda, according to a new poll. Photo from Ian Hutchinson, UnSplash Populist policies resonate strongly with many Americans, more so ...

WEIRTON, W.Va.—Ask Sen. Sherrod Brown if he considers himself a populist, and this is how he’ll answer: “Politics is not so much left or right; it’s really, whose side are you on?” The Ohio Democrat’s ...

The world watched as a political earthquake hit the Dutch parliament on November 22. The party of populist radical-right politician Geert Wilders, whom many caricature as the Dutch Donald Trump, won ...