As President Barack Obama approaches his first completed year in the White House, this May 2009 interview with Campaign for America’s Future co-director Bob Borosage presages the growth of political populism during economic crisis. Borosage says this shared sense of personal stakes can help America rise again with a renewed movement toward political ethics.

But will we be driven toward a populism of collective benefit for all or the angry mob mentality characterized by the media-driven Tea Party protests?