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Fight for economic equality is as old as America itself

  • Written by Daniel Mandell, Professor of History, Truman State University
imageIn a 1775 cartoon, a British cartoonist mocks how wealthy elites were compelled by ordinary Americans to respect trade and price regulations.Philip Dawe/Wikimedia Commons

Americans are increasingly worried about the rising tide of economic inequality, as fewer control more wealth. For the origins of these concerns, commentators usually point to the...

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