Word: populists
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Washington that made many Americans wonder if their system of government was too sclerotic to survive. Various pundits thought they detected a budding anarchic streak in the voters, a sullen, throw-the-bums-out attitude toward all incumbents, good and bad, Democrats and Republicans. Some political analysts forecast a populist revolt and called for campaign reform and mandatory term limitations to help restore the public's flagging confidence. But for all the advance drama and disquiet, when the ballots were cast and counted, the country did not seem to have changed much...
...fooled by the deceptively populist appeal of Nader's rally. Idealistic calls for openness and inclusion were drowned out by a smorgasbord of polemical speeches straight from the latest Politically Correct Platform...
...Singh, who is under mounting pressure to quit from dissidents within his own party, loses the vote of confidence this week, new elections could be called within a few months. The Prime Minister can point to accomplishments in foreign policy, including a peace settlement with Nepal, and such populist but expensive programs as debt relief to farmers and job guarantees for the poor. He can also emphasize his support for "secular" values opposed to what he calls the B.J.P.'s efforts to "lay the foundation stone of a theocratic state...
...with 95 of the 214 races declared, the right-wing Islamic Democratic Alliance won 51 seats and Ms. Bhutto's populist, center-left Pakistan People's Party and its allies won 19. The rest went to smaller parties and independent candidates...
...their quest to safeguard domestic spending programs -- and enhance their populist appeal -- House Democrats are readying what they freely call a "soak-the-rich" tax plan. Conservative House Republicans are joining this philosophic fray with a vengeance. "We're not stating the position of the President," says Oklahoma Congressman Mickey Edwards, "nor are we stating what we think Democrats would vote for." There is a smoke-and-mirrors quality to their proposal, misleadingly billed as a tax hike on the rich. But it reflects a supply-side vision far closer in spirit to Ronald Reagan than to George Bush...