The Gilded Age tends to be described as a period of unequal economic growth and political corruption. Is this fair? In what ways does the Gilded Age confirm this? What areas of reform contradict this ( consider government policy, labor unions, the Populists, etc) How were various laws and regulations during the Progressive Era welcomed by many Americans (labor unions, consumers, etc) In what was was the Progressive era not so progressive (consider segregation in the south, Indian policy,etc)