“The Gilded Age saw an eruption of scandal and corruption that accompanied” and “enabled the transformation of the American economy alongside explosive changes in technology. Donald Trump’s Washington looks like the Gilded Age on steroids,” @wrmead writes:
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Michael Sandel: How the Left Paved the Way for Trump | The Agenda
Michael Sandel: How the Left Paved the Way for Trump | The Agenda
How the Bernie Goetz Shootings Explain the Trump Era
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/01/bernie-goetz-shooting-racial-resentment/685726/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYTuJgl1Gm9nMjgXNc1B9TdY
How the Bernie Goetz Shootings Explain the Trump Era
A notorious event in 1984 divided New Yorkers in ways that feel extremely familiar four decades later.
By Heather Ann Thompson
The Four Types of Trump Supporter
The Four Types of Trump Supporter
Thirty five theses of the wasps on the rise and fall of the past establishment
[The Washington Post] How Western donors unwittingly support Hamas’s terrorism
How Western donors unwittingly support Hamas’s terrorism
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/01/19/israel-gaza-war-funding-donations-charities-hamas/
[The Washington Post] Frigid Kyiv kindles a high-tech plan to keep Russia at bay
Frigid Kyiv kindles a high-tech plan to keep Russia at bay
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/01/20/ukraine-kyiv-air-defense-russian-drones-missiles/
[The Washington Post] America’s financial markets are ready for a golden age
America’s financial markets are ready for a golden age
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/01/20/cftc-trump-administration-markets-regulation/