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The historian says the worst traits of America’s Gilded Age are back
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The worst traits of America’s Gilded Age are back, writes Richard White

Particularly by the state

The returns to access in America are soaring

Only a decline in corporate America’s vigour will dent the country’s dominance of financial markets

That will be bad for America—and everyone else

Lessons from history for the next three years