Word: populists
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Americans know just as little about Long himself--a man who will shape their future lifestyles, be it the energy they use or taxes they pay. He is, of course, the son of Depression populist Huey Long, but that is merely cause for confusion. Huey made a career of attacking oil companies and as governor taxed them very heavily; Russell, with an estimated wealth of $100 million in mostly oil and gas, is the self-proclaimed "darling of the oil companies." The "Kingfish" became a national figure in the 1930s with his "share the wealth" ideas, which extended even...
Conventional histories of the late nineteenth century generally miss one man who helped bring about changes in American society far more lasting than those wrought by any politicians or businessmen. The histories tend to name men like President Grover Cleveland, Populist presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan and financier J. P. Morgan as the most influential...
Long's climb to the top has not been completely smooth. As the son of Depression Populist Huey Long, he attracted close scrutiny. And he was not found wanting. Richard Russell, the late Georgia Senator who served through six Administrations, called him the second smartest Senator he ever knew. The first smartest, Russell said, was his father...
...power is vested in the people; public servants are your trustees ... We're turkeys for the utilities, and I'm tired of being plucked ... I don't want to ride in limousines and go to fancy balls." Henry Howell is on the Virginia hustings again, punctuating his outpourings of populist philosophy with karate chops at invisible exploiters of the little guy in the Old Dominion?the landed gentry, the bankers, the big public-service companies. Already a two-time loser for the governorship (in 1969 and 1973), Howell, 57, is giving it another try. This time his opponent is Republican...
...oilmen who oppose his energy program as profiteers out to "rob" American consumers and stage "the biggest rip-off in history" (TIME, Oct. 24). Nervous executives in many industries other than oil saw that attack as an indication that Carter may after all be an antibusiness Georgia populist rather than the fiscal conservative he has often seemed. Says Frank Borman, the former astronaut who now heads Eastern Air Lines: "He is casting suspicion on business in general, and that is unfortunate. He doesn't have a very good idea of what 90% of the businessmen in this country...