"Populism": We Once Knew What It Meant, Now the Defining Word of Our Era Has Lost Its Meaning

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By: Oliver Eagleton / The Guardian Translation: Telegrafi.com “Populism” may have been the defining word of the past decade: a shorthand for the insurgent parties that emerged in the 2010s, challenging the dominance of the liberal centre. But once it became a major topic of discussion on both the far left and the far right, commentators began to question its validity: worrying that it was too vague, or too dismissive, or that it fed the forces i…