Reflection | A Second Gilded Age Is Here – The First One Was Buried by ‘Muckraking’ Journalists

Breaker boys in the early 20th century in Pennsylvania's anthracite

An investigation into one of the world's richest men, his basketball team, and an attempt to go around the NBA salary cap sent me looking back to investigative journalism of the past. In a rapidly devolving media landscape, the digging done by Pablo Torre and his team is reminiscent of how the muckrakers of the Gilded Age uncovered the truth about the world's richest and most powerful men. Read my full reflection.