Is Trump ushering in a brand new “Gilded Age”?

The begin of President Trump’s new time period and the quickly growing tech house are drawing parallels to the Gilded Age of U.S. historical past. The time period, coined by author Mark Twain, refers to a interval from the late nineteenth to early twentieth century when the U.S. noticed spiking industrialization and financial development intertwined with political corruption and wealth inequality. Historian H. W. Brands joins "America Decides" together with his evaluation.

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