Populism in the Digital Age

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Intro -- Freeman Stevenson served as writer and editor for DeseretNews. com and has also freelanced for outlets like KSL.com and ARANews. com. In 2016, He spent ten months in Syria as part of a Kurdish militia unit fighting ISIS. -- Introduction -- 1. The Origin of Populism Nancy MacLean -- 2. Left and Right Wing Populism  Thomas DeMichele -- 3. Understanding the Black Lives Matter Movement Iris Wijers -- 4. Bernie Sanders's Populism Versus Racial Justice  Dara Lind -- 5. What Is Digital Populism?  Paul Florence and Roderick Jones -- 6. Social Media, Chaotic Pluralism, and Populism  Helen Margetts -- 7. The Spoiler Candidates  Daniel Bush -- 8. A History of Third Parties  Freeman Stevenson -- 9. Sanders, Socialism, and Political Power  Philip Locker -- 10. Contemporary Populism's Unstable Meaning Charles Postel -- 11. The Democratic Party's Empty Populism  Socialist Worker -- 12. The Threat of a Networked Public Sphere  Vyacheslav Polonski -- Organizations to Contact -- Bibliography -- Index