Who Is The Muckraker In The Early 20th Century

Henry Demarest Lloyd-Journalist who was notable for, pre-1900, attacking the Standard Oil Company with his book "Wealth Against Commonwealth"
Thorstein Veblem- An economist who wrote “Theory of the Leisure Class”. He condemned and criticized conspicuous consumerism where status is displayed and conveyed through consumption.
Jacob Riis- Early 1900's muckraker who exposed social and political evils in the U.S. with his novel "How The Other Half Lives". He exposed the poor conditions of tenements.
Lincoln Steffens-New York reporter who launched a series of articles in McClure's titled "The Shame of the Cities". He unmasked the corrupt alliance between big business and municipal government.
Ida Tarbell-A pioneering journalist who published
La Follette-The governor of Wisconsin. The most militant of the progressive Republican leaders. He wrestled control from railroad and lumber industries;, andregulated public utilities.
Hiram Johnson-Elected Republican governor of California in 1910, he prosecuted grafters and helped stomp the Southern Pacific Railroad out of California politics.
Charles Evans Hughes-Reformist Republican governor of New York who gained national fame as an investigator of malpractices by gas and insurance companies and the coal trust.
Upton Sinclair-A muckraker who shocked the nation when he published The Jungle, a novel that revealed gruesome details about the meat packing industry in Chicago.
William Howard Taft- A successor of Roosevelt, he had Different views than Roosevelt, but still a progressivist. He passed Sixteenth Amendment.
Woodrow Wilson- The 28th president of the United States, known for World War I leadership. Famous for his 14 point plan, and founded the League of Nations.
Herbert Croly- A progressive thinker that wrote The Promise of American Life. The book agreed with Roosevelt's old policy of leaving good trusts alone but controlling bad
Seventeenth Amendment-This amendment to the Constitution established the direct election of US Senators.
Eighteenth Amendment-Prohibited the manufacture, sale, and distribution of alcoholic beverages.
Elkins Act- Aimed primarily at the rebate evil. Heavy fines could now be imposed both on the railroads that gave rebates and on the shippers that accepted them.
Hepburn Act-Free passes were restricted.It expanded the Interstate Commerce Commission and its reach was extended to include express companies, sleeping-car companies, and pipelines.Commission was able to nullify existing rates and stipulate maximum rates.
Northern Securities Case-Roosevelt's legal attack on the Northern Securities Company, which was a railroad holding company owned by James Hill and J.P. Morgan. In the end, the company was "trust-busted" and paved the way for future trust-busts of bad trusts.
Meat Inspection Act-Required strict cleanliness requirements for meat packers and created a program of federal meat inspection.
Pure Food Inspection Act-Forbade the manufacture or sale of mislabeled or adulterated food or drugs.
Desert Land Act-An act which was passed to encourage the development of agriculture in the more arid locations of the Western United