{
  "id": 8913659,
  "title": "We’re not in a new Gilded Age in America: inequality is now far worse | Casey Michel",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/were-not-in-a-new-gilded-age-in-america-inequality-is-now-far-worse",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T12:00:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/21/wealth-gap-oligarchy-gilded-age"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Today’s wealth gap is much bigger, and the country’s richest have much more power than they once did. It’s an Age of Oligarchy For many, the era of US history that most resembles contemporary America is easy to identify: the Gilded Age. It is, in certain ways, an apt comparison. Like modern America, the Gilded Age saw a small number of men tower over US politics and industry alike. Rising atop a…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}