As a historian, I have often dreamed of living in America during a different era. Take, for example, the late 1800s, the era of the Robber Barons. But wait, maybe it's not a dream. Maybe it's a ...

The 2024 election witnessed the return of a new generation of robber barons exemplified by Elon Musk. With the exception of a global vs nation reach, they are – sadly — little different from the ...

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise recently announced, “We are at the precipice of the new golden age of America.” The “Big, Beautiful Bill” puts new piles of gold in the hands of the 1% class. There ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Austin Sarat, Amherst College (THE CONVERSATION) The start of President Donald Trump’s ...

When the robber barons of the do-nothing Congress cash their paychecks, they are stealing from the American taxpayer. What other job in America can you do so little and yet get paid so well? And they ...

NEW YORK– Over 1,200 protests spanning all 50 states took place on Saturday, rallying against President Donald Trump’s administration, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), reciprocal ...

The history of America’s robber barons can be read about in books or watched in documentaries, but one intriguing way to gain an interactive experience and education is with a visit to one of their ...

Concentrated wealth gives individuals the power to corrupt the free press, elections, the economy and our government. In the 1890s, robber barons who held concentrated wealth that corrupted U.S.