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I guess Bryan Caplan isn’t the only member of the plutocracy channeling Gilded Age Social Darwinism. See Mitt Romney speaking about the differences between Israelis and Palestinians today. Noting the economic difference between Israel and Palestine, Romney stated: “If you could learn anything from the economic history of the world it’s this: culture makes all […]

Flashpoints

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On July 9, 2012

I was interviewed today on Flashpoints, talking about the return of the Gilded Age in the early 21st century. At the end, I even got to talk about how I don’t think positive change can come with

Mitt Romney is having a fundraiser in Hamilton, Montana. Not only is this fundraiser hosted by Charles Schwab, but it is at the home of Marcus Daly, one of Montana’s Copper Kings during the Gilded Age. Among the other Copper Kings–William Clark. Daly, the power behind Anaconda, hated Clark, so when Clark wanted political office, […]

The New Gilded Age

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On July 3, 2012

I have a piece up at Alternet today comparing the Gilded Age to the present, showing 8 ways that Republicans are trying to recreate the late 19th century, buy elections, exploit labor, limit people of

The Jungle, Revisited

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On April 7, 2012
The meat would be shoveled into carts, and the man who did the shoveling would not trouble to lift out a rat even when he saw one—there were things that went into the sausage in comparison with which a poisoned rat was a tidbit. There was no place for the men to wash their hands […]

The 40 Hour Week

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On March 14, 2012

Speaking of the new Gilded Age, Sara Robinson has an outstanding piece on the decline of the 40 hour work week. Many interesting points. Robinson puts a lot of blame on the rise of Silicon Valley as t

Presidential

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On December 1, 2011

Newt clarifies his comments from last week that poor students should replace janitors in schools. They shouldn’t do all the work. Just jobs like cleaning the bathrooms. And doesn’t this ma

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