Outrage is absolutely constructive. The first Gilded Age only gave way to the Progressive Era's reforms after an expose that got the general public completely

Outrage is absolutely constructive. The first Gilded Age only gave way to the Progressive Era's reforms after an expose that got the general public completely pissed off. >The Treason of the Senate was a series of articles in Cosmopolitan magazine by David Graham Phillips, published in 1906. The articles were each published a month apart, beginning with the forward in February and the last article, in July. The series is a caustic exposé of the corruption of the United States Senate Phillips published this series of articles at the close of what is to be considered the Gilded Age, which is the period when money and politics became very interconnected. The expansion of the railroad industry combined with increased production of steel, iron, and oil contributed to a group of immensely wealthy businessmen that came to be known by the term tycoon. These wealthy tycoons used their wealth to influence the already contentious politics of the time. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Treason_of_the_Senate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Treason_of_the_Senate