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April 22, 2020
J.C. Pan
Generational Warfare in a Pandemic
The fault line in this crisis is a small cohort of wealthy boomers against everyone else.
February 4, 2020
Kate Aronoff
If Bloomberg Really Cared About Climate Change, He Wouldn’t Be Running
Both Mike Bloomberg and Tom Steyer could be spending their prodigious wealth in much more effective ways. Instead, they're funding vanity campaigns.
January 13, 2020
Libby Watson
The Billionaire Grifter’s Threat to Democracy
With Tom Steyer surging to new heights in a spate of recent polls, it's time to take him seriously—and end this candidacy.
December 13, 2019
Magazine
Alex Shephard
Oligarch of the Month: Michael Bloomberg
The former New York mayor is trying to spend his way to the White House.
November 22, 2019
Magazine
Walter Shapiro
The Media’s Irrational Obsession With Campaign War Chests
By constantly tallying candidates' fundraising hauls, journalists perpetuate a misleading narrative about how elections are won.
November 8, 2019
Magazine
Maureen Tkacik
The Sinister Privilege of Burning Billions
WeWork's Adam Neumann and the great game of asset immolation
May 17, 2019
Magazine
Astra Taylor
Reclaiming the Future
On the growing appeal of socialism in an age of inequality
November 12, 2014
Michael Lewis
Extreme Wealth Is Bad for Everyone—Especially the Wealthy
May 6, 2014
Alec MacGillis
The Hedge-Funders Who Complain About Creeping Socialism Are Somehow Still Getting Richer
You can still make billions even if you can't beat the S&P
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