The poem that inspired the song, America the Beautiful, is 130 years old today, and it resonates more than ever.

In recent years, the American view of billionaires has shifted negatively. In 2021, 29% of surveyed Americans believed that ...

As Congress debates the budget reconciliation bill, the provisions are an indication of the Trump administration’s overall ...

In a 5-4 decision, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said the defendants could benefit from Congress' elimination of steep ...

The Gilded Age robber barons built D.C.’s great mansions for all to admire. Today’s billionaires prefer to hide their spreads ...

Bertha Russell (Carrie Coon) was the clear victor of the Opera Wars that dominated the second season of The Gilded Age. The ...

Stand back, I’m about to act,” Ashlie Atkinson, who plays gossipy Mrs. Fish on HBO’s “The Gilded Age,” jokes as she prepares for another take of a luncheon scene that finds her giving side-eye to Mrs.

The preponderance of wealthaganda is odds with reality for most Americans. So what do these stories of status aim to do?

As a result, America today is the most unequal developed nation in the world and the situation gets worse every day: Many of our billionaires are richer than any pharaoh or king in the history of the ...

Below, we break down what an oligarchy is, using examples from history and the present. Then, we’ll summarize why some experts fear America could be becoming one — and what we can do about it.

For example, during the so-called Gilded Age at the end of the 19th century, because of their “unique institutional position,” progressive state attorneys general “were able to serve as ...