Matt Stoller reports that Iowa Congressman Bruce Braley is starting a Populist Caucus in the House.

This is an interesting internal shift in the House, and suggests that no current ideological caucus is quite capturing the moment. The plank for this group is economic justice, universal health care, affordable college education, consumer safety, fair trade, and good paying jobs. Culturally, though, this has more of a rural farmer and union feel than the progressive caucus, with its heavily New Left and multi-ethnic approach, but policy-wise it is substantially different than the Blue Dogs.