Today's a long one, because there's so much horrible to cover.
One of the worst and most infamous examples of profits over people gone wrong: The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire of 1911.
At the center of it all, the "Shirtwaist Kings," Max Blanck and Isaac Harris; two for the price of one on today's History's Horrible Bosses!
Sources:
Dark History Podcast Episode 9, hosted by Bailey Sarian
JWA.org info on the Uprising of 20,000
More resources:
For a deep, deeeeep dive into this tragic fire, checkout this book by David von Drehle titled "Triangle: The Fire That Changed America."