https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2011/10/06/why-these-wall-street-protesters-are-the-new-populists/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 07:21:19 -0400<![CDATA[But perhaps the closest historical parallel is with the Populist movement of the 1890s, which, like Occupy Wall Street, was a broad, economics-driven revolt that targeted a predatory class of corporate capitalists — the robber barons of the Gilded Age.]]>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 21:20:53 -0400<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2011/10/06/why-these-wall-street-protesters-are-the-new-populists-n86707