New Gilded Age
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The New Gilded Age refers to the contemporary era marked by extreme economic inequality, corporate concentration, and political influence by the wealthy, often compared to the original Gilded Age of the late 19th century.
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| New Gilded Age canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: New Gilded Age Context triple: [The Curse of Bigness: Antitrust in the New Gilded Age, mainSubject, New Gilded Age]
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The Gilded Age
The Gilded Age is an American historical drama television series set in late 19th-century New York City, exploring class conflict, social change, and the clash between old money and new wealth.
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Gilded Age
The Gilded Age was a late 19th-century period in the United States marked by rapid industrialization, vast wealth accumulation, stark social inequality, and influential business magnates like Andrew Carnegie.
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American Century
American Century is a concept coined by publisher Henry Luce to describe the 20th century as a period of dominant global influence and leadership by the United States.
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American Renaissance
American Renaissance refers to the mid-19th-century flourishing of American literature and arts, marked by figures like Emerson, Thoreau, Hawthorne, Melville, and Whitman, who helped define a distinct national cultural identity.
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Belle Époque
The Belle Époque was a period of relative peace, prosperity, and flourishing arts and culture in Europe, especially France, spanning roughly from the late 19th century until World War I.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New Gilded Age Target entity description: The New Gilded Age refers to the contemporary era marked by extreme economic inequality, corporate concentration, and political influence by the wealthy, often compared to the original Gilded Age of the late 19th century.
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A.
The Gilded Age
The Gilded Age is an American historical drama television series set in late 19th-century New York City, exploring class conflict, social change, and the clash between old money and new wealth.
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B.
Gilded Age
The Gilded Age was a late 19th-century period in the United States marked by rapid industrialization, vast wealth accumulation, stark social inequality, and influential business magnates like Andrew Carnegie.
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C.
American Century
American Century is a concept coined by publisher Henry Luce to describe the 20th century as a period of dominant global influence and leadership by the United States.
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D.
American Renaissance
American Renaissance refers to the mid-19th-century flourishing of American literature and arts, marked by figures like Emerson, Thoreau, Hawthorne, Melville, and Whitman, who helped define a distinct national cultural identity.
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E.
Belle Époque
The Belle Époque was a period of relative peace, prosperity, and flourishing arts and culture in Europe, especially France, spanning roughly from the late 19th century until World War I.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
concept in political economy
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historical era ⓘ socioeconomic period ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
global capitalism ⓘ |
| comparedTo | Gilded Age ⓘ |
| describes |
contemporary corporate power structures
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contemporary inequality dynamics ⓘ contemporary political influence of wealth ⓘ |
| field |
economics
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political science ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
anti-establishment sentiment
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austerity policies in some states ⓘ corporate concentration ⓘ corporate share buybacks ⓘ debates over antitrust enforcement ⓘ debates over campaign finance reform ⓘ debates over labor protections for gig workers ⓘ debates over minimum wage increases ⓘ debates over universal basic income ⓘ debates over wealth taxes ⓘ declining social mobility in many countries ⓘ digital platform monopolies ⓘ expansion of corporate lobbying ⓘ extreme economic inequality ⓘ financialization of the economy ⓘ gig economy expansion ⓘ growing public concern about inequality ⓘ growing regional inequality ⓘ growth of billionaire class ⓘ high wealth concentration ⓘ housing affordability crises ⓘ increased role of money in politics ⓘ intergenerational inequality ⓘ market dominance by large tech firms ⓘ offshore tax havens usage ⓘ philanthrocapitalism by the ultra-wealthy ⓘ political polarization linked to inequality ⓘ populist political movements ⓘ precarious employment ⓘ privatization of public services ⓘ racial wealth gaps ⓘ rising cost of living in major cities ⓘ rising income inequality ⓘ rising wealth inequality ⓘ stagnant wages for many workers ⓘ stock market gains concentrated at the top ⓘ strong political influence by the wealthy ⓘ tax policies favoring capital over labor ⓘ technological disruption ⓘ urban–rural economic divides ⓘ weakening labor unions ⓘ |
| similarTo |
Gilded Age
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surface form:
Gilded Age in the United States
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| timePeriod |
late 20th century to early 21st century
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primarily early 21st century ⓘ |
| usedBy |
academics
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journalists ⓘ politicians ⓘ social critics ⓘ |
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Subject: New Gilded Age Description of subject: The New Gilded Age refers to the contemporary era marked by extreme economic inequality, corporate concentration, and political influence by the wealthy, often compared to the original Gilded Age of the late 19th century.
Referenced by (2)
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“Unequal Democracy: The Political Economy of the New Gilded Age”
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New Gilded Age
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subject surface form:
Unequal Democracy: The Political Economy of the New Gilded Age