
Omaha Platform
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Aug 27, 2026
EP. 917: IS AMERICA WIRED FOR AUTHORITARIANISM ft. CHARLES DERBER
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54:23Charles DerberGUEST
... back in the 1890s, right? They formed the People's Party.
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54:26Charles DerberGUEST
If you go back and look at the, um, the ca- the manifesto of the People's Party, it was called the Omaha Platform, 1890.
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54:33Charles DerberGUEST
We're going back to Rockefeller and JP Morgan.
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54:36Charles DerberGUEST
And ordinary people wrote this manifesto as a big revolutionary movement which said, probably the most democratic period in American history, um, which said Wall Street had to be taken over by ordinary people, that we, the country would not survive if the Morgans of the world continued to dominate.
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Why Americans Don't Vote — How Institutions Shape Participation
Aug 23 · 1 Mention
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17:47speaker_0HOST
So in 1892, they gathered in Nebraska and formed the People's Party, which we know as the Populist Movement.
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17:53speaker_1HOST
The Omaha Platform of 1892 was a staggering document for its time.
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17:58speaker_1HOST
It demanded radical economic interventions that terrified the ruling class.
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18:02speaker_0HOST
Like what specifically?