This article appears in the March 2025 print edition with the headline “Capitulation Is Contagious.” ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks to Northwestern University political science professor Jeffrey Winters about what some have called the oligarchy shaping American politics and society.

This ostentatious display of wealth may have ensured the luxury magazine market’s admiration. But, it has prompted others to ...

According to Biden, a new gilded age of “robber barons” will erode Americans’ freedoms unless the government ensures that the ultra-wealthy pay their fair share of taxes and aren’t allowed to exercise ...

President Joe Biden on Wednesday warned that a new gilded age of “robber barons” was in danger of eroding Americans’ hard-won freedoms unless the government takes steps to ensure that the ...

President Joe Biden on Wednesday warned that a new gilded age of “robber barons” was in danger of eroding Americans’ hard-won freedoms unless the government takes steps to ensure that the ...

Donald Trump will be the one taking the presidential oath next week, but in some respects, billionaire Elon Musk might as ...

Such characters are comparable with today’s moguls. But as president, Teddy Roosevelt showed the courage to shrink the barons’ power, while it is doubtful that any modern US administration ...