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At Broadbent’s Progress Summit, a desire for more populism on the political left emerges

The political right is tapping into voters' anger, and the political left should not shy away from harnessing it, too, a Bernie Sanders adviser, Faiz Shakir, told a group of labour leaders and progressives at the Broadbent Institute's Progress Summit on March 9.

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March 10, 2023

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At Broadbent’s Progress Summit, a desire for more populism on the political left emerges

The political right is tapping into voters' anger, and the political left should not shy away from harnessing it, too, a Bernie Sanders adviser, Faiz Shakir, told a group of labour leaders and progressives at the Broadbent Institute's Progress Summit on March 9.

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