Anti-Capitalism

As monopolies and big business started controlling the national markets at the turn of the century, anti-capitalistic schools of thought started becoming more popular, along with pushes for legislation that would control the power these businesses had over workers and provide better working environments, like the push for eight-hour workdays and child labor laws. There was a definite distinction between the rich upper class that was profiting off of the laborers, and the workers who were not satisfied with their working conditions.