Lyndon LaRouche

Lyndon LaRouche (1922–2019) was an American political activist, economist, and perennial presidential candidate who founded a political movement known for economic proposals and controversial conspiracy theories.

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Helga Zepp-LaRouche: A German political activist who founded the Schiller Institute and married Lyndon LaRouche. She became a leading organizer and international representative of LaRouche’s movement.
Physical economy: An approach to economics that emphasizes production, infrastructure, energy, and material living standards. LaRouche used this framework to argue that financial activity should serve productive investment.
Eurasian Land Bridge: A proposed network of railways and infrastructure linking Europe and Asia through major development corridors. LaRouche promoted it as a way to spur international industrial growth and cooperation.
Keynesian economics: An economic theory emphasizing aggregate demand and the role of fiscal policy in stabilizing output and employment. LaRouche rejected aspects of postwar economic orthodoxy while proposing state-led investment on different theoretical grounds.
Lyndon LaRouche presidential campaigns: The repeated U.S. presidential campaigns LaRouche ran from 1976 through 2004. They carried his political program into national elections and attracted occasional attention from major parties.
American System of political economy: A tradition of economic thought favoring public infrastructure, industrial development, and protective national policies. LaRouche presented his economic program as a continuation of this tradition.
North American Water and Power Alliance: A 1960s proposal to divert water from northern Canada and Alaska to the western United States and Mexico. LaRouche revived the large-scale water project as part of his infrastructure agenda.
Monetarism: An economic approach that emphasizes the money supply’s influence on inflation and economic activity. LaRouche opposed monetarist policy and criticized its emphasis on monetary control.
LaRouche movement: A political network founded by Lyndon LaRouche, known for economic campaigns, political organizing, and conspiracy claims. It extended his influence beyond his own candidacies.
Glass–Steagall legislation: U.S. laws separating commercial banking from securities activities, enacted in 1933 and substantially repealed in 1999. LaRouche made restoring the banking separation a central element of his crisis proposals.