The American election belongs to the oligarchy
Self-interested plutocrats are bankrolling both candidates.
ByJeff Bezos
The cowardice of the Washington Post
The Jeff Bezos-owned paper has refused to endorse a candidate in the US election. Plus: a boardroom battle over the…
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The average dreams of Jeff Bezos
On his 60th birthday, few men are richer, and even fewer are doomed to be so normal.
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Richard Branson’s ship of fools
Is the Virgin Galactic founder a pioneer or an egotist?
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The billion-dollar battle to make The Rings of Power
Tolkien family infighting, Hollywood lawsuits and Jeff Bezos, unexpected Middle-earth nerd – the long road to Amazon’s Lord of the…
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The soft power of Dolly Parton
The country singer and philanthropist has been given $100m by Jeff Bezos for her charities. What might she do with…
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Could the rich stop climate change?
The clean energy transition will not come cheap, but billionaires could do much more to finance this change.
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Why Amazon is raising the price of Prime in a cost-of-living crisis
The retail giant has found it can hold out no longer as the cost of fuel, packaging and shipping rises.
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Big Tech and the quest for eternal youth – Audio Long Reads
Who wants to live forever?
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J is for Jeff Bezos: The sky was no longer the limit for the billionaire flying high on Amazon’s pandemic bounce
“Best day ever!” cried the Amazon founder when he returned from his space flight.
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Why the billionaire space race is the colonial fantasy reborn
The quest by the super-rich to conquer outer space is a deluded attempt to sidestep the political conflicts and ecological damage…
ByWhat could a Jeff Bezos Washington Post look like?
There will be changes afoot at the venerable institution.
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