Are there any robber barons today?

Apple, Google, Facebook and Amazon rank as some of the most well-liked brands in the world.... ... In fact, tech giants are just like the monopolists and robber barons that ruled the American economy a century ago. ... But today, almost all power is concentrated in the hands of a single company — Amazon. read more

"Robber baron" and "captain of industry" are good examples of a devil term and a god term. They don't really mean anything other than a successful businessman we don't like, and a successful businessman we happen to like. read more

There's no middle political ground, which he desperately sought to stand on. To return to the robber barons, Pittsburgh, a pleasing city on hilly topography, is practically a monument to the trio: Carnegie, Mellon, and Henry Clay Frick. read more

In History, we are learning about Andrew Carnegie and other robber barons from the 1800's. In an assignment we have been asked to write about who we would consider a robber baron of today and why. read more