AMLO during a presidential campaign in Estado de México. Wikimedia Commons. All Rights Reserved.
The term "populism" has become part of the common sense of our time. Examining today’s international media, a major concern seems to be a wave of "populisms" sweeping the globe.
That the term has become so commonly used does not mean, however, that it is useful for those who want to understand our changing political reality. On the contrary, as has been argued elsewhere, if anything the term hampers understanding of that reality. Indeed, we argue here that it has become a useful political tool to disqualify any attempt to modify the current neoliberal status quo.
