We’re in the middle of a second Gilded Age, but no one seems to realize unrestrained capitalism is the problem
A political cartoon from 1883 aimed at wealthy businessmen Cyrus Field (1819–1892), Jay Gould (1836–1892), Cornelius Vanderbilt (1794–1877), and Russell Sage (1816–1906). Laborers awash in a sea of hard times struggle to hold up the lumber, paper, and linen industries with low-wage jobs on their backs as the industrialists and their millions weigh them down. Credit: STOCK MONTAGE/GETTY IMAGES
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The Journeyman. is published by Marlon Weems, a former Wall Street trader, capital markets subject matter expert. His writing covers themes at the intersection of politics, the economy, and racial inequality.c
