Today, the melting pot metaphor is often taken to refer to soup, or perhaps fondue, into which cheese is melted. This robs Zangwill’s message of much of its power. Zangwill’s “crucible ...

The current state of American politics is aggressively precedented; it’s just that the historical touchstones lie in one of the most poorly understood periods of American history: the so-called Gilded ...

Their findings suggest that the continent has been a melting pot since the Ice Age. Europeans living today, in whatever country, are a varying mix of ancient bloodlines hailing from Africa ...

The University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point has told its faculty that seemingly innocuous phrases such as “America is a melting pot” are actually racial microaggressions and should not be used.

The late 19th century, famously dubbed The Gilded Age by Mark Twain, saw a booming industrial economy and rising inequality, poverty and political corruption leading to class conflicts.

But for many, the most exciting bit will be a very short few seconds that focus on the highly-anticipated and much-talked-about Season 3 of The Gilded Age. If you thought that opening remark at ...

Several newcomers will join the dramatic ensemble of HBO’s The Gilded Age once season 3 hits the small screen. The third season of Julian Fellowes’ period series is set in the late 1800s is ...

Social, economic and political conditions mirror those seen in the late 1800s. As economic inequality and wealth concentration rise, the U.S. is entering a new era of support for workers' rights ...

EXCLUSIVE: HBO‘s The Gilded Age has tapped six for supporting roles in Season 3: Dylan Baker (The Good Wife), Kate Baldwin (Broadway’s Hello, Dolly!), Michael Cumpsty (Severance), John Ellison ...

Where should I start investing first to build wealth? A 6-acre Vanderbilt equestrian estate from the Gilded Age is listed for $3.5 million. Take a look inside.

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Mark Twain-1871 Andrew Carnegie, 1910. Library of Congress During the "Gilded Age," every man was a potential Andrew Carnegie, and Americans who achieved wealth celebrated it as never before.