As they became to be known as muckrakers these reporters, authors, and critics sought to expose the evils and injustices of Gilded Age society, hoping to expose such social ills before they strangled democracy. Most muckrakers attacked corruption in businesses and politics but others went after exposing city and living conditions along with ... an issue their selves by getting inside a factory or building and first hand seeing the corruption and wrongdoings occur. Most of these problems that muckrakers exposed were formed during the gilded age. Political bosses and machines paid off big busi...

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