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Robber baron is a term first applied as social criticism by 19th century muckrakers and others to certain wealthy, powerful, and unethical 19th-century American businessmen. The term appeared in that use as early as the August 1870 issue of The Atlantic Monthly [ 1 ] magazine.
Robber baron may refer to: Robber baron (feudalism) , an unscrupulous medieval landowner Robber baron (industrialist) , term for unscrupulous 19th-century American businessmen
"The Big Four" was the name popularly given to the famous and influential businessmen, and railroad tycoons — also called robber barons — who funded the Central Pacific Railroad (C.P.R.R.), which formed the western portion through the Sierra Nevada and the Rocky Mountains of the First Transcontinental Railroad in the United States, built ...
Legendary Raubritter Eppelein von Gailingen (1311–1381) during his escape from Nuremberg Castle. A robber baron or robber knight (German: Raubritter) was an unscrupulous feudal landowner who, protected by his fief's legal status, imposed high taxes and tolls out of keeping with the norm without authorization by some higher authority.
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 ...
Jason Gould (/ ɡ uː l d /; May 27, 1836 – December 2, 1892) was an American railroad magnate and financial speculator who founded the Gould business dynasty.He is generally identified as one of the robber barons of the Gilded Age.
But now the hedge fund billionaire’s halo is getting tarnished as labor leaders charge that he’s behaving like a robber baron. Gloria Middleton, president of the Communications Workers of ...
The last administration to successfully alter federal employee standards was Jimmy Carter's. Although he managed to reduce the time period it took to fire federal employees to seven months from 14 ...