What do 19th-century coal miners and modern Amazon workers have in common? More than they should. We break down the eerie similarities between company stores and today’s corporate giants, dig into the myth (or reality?) of Fort Knox’s gold, and wonder if Social Security is just a ticking time bomb. Also, the government has a secret underground vault full of paperwork—because of course it does. History repeats itself, but at least this time, we have two-day shipping.