NPR's Ailsa Chang talks to Northwestern University political science professor Jeffrey Winters about what some have called the oligarchy shaping American politics and society.

An American government, closely aligned with money and power is something that ... to people like John D. Rockefeller, Cornelius Vanderbilt, J.P. Morgan. Is that a fair comparison?

PENDING: Access the advance paper when available. Speaker: Joni Hersch (Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Law and Economics) Abstract: There is substantial evidence of discriminatory treatment of ...

When men review the career of a promiment citizen like CORNELIUS VANDERBILT, their most natural inclination is to look therein for some special lesson. VANDERBILT'S life was one of material success.

Cornelius "Commodore" Vanderbilt, in the late 19th century. His hard work set the foundation for his sons and grandsons to continue making money, but their descendants became less inclined to earn ...

Vanderbilt’s recent streak of athletic upsets is costing the school more than energy in the celebrations. Saturday’s 74-69 men’s basketball upset of the No. 9 Kentucky Wildcats led to ...

It was built in 1908-1909 by Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt in honor of his father Cornelius Vanderbilt II. He donated the building to the city to be used as a YMCA which it was for decades. Alfred ...

In front of a sellout crowd at Memorial Gymnasium on Saturday, Vanderbilt basketball beat Tennessee, 76-75, after a Chaz Lanier missed free throw in the final seconds. Students stormed the court ...