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July 21, 2021
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Jeff Bezos, Space Marxist?
The Amazon founder revived the theory of surplus value.
July 9, 2021
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The Billionaire Space Race Is a Tragically Wasteful Ego Contest
Richard Branson, Jeff Bezos, and Elon Musk are spending billions to go to space, using money and resources that belong to the people.
December 3, 2020
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Monetizing the Final Frontier
The strange new push for space privatization
May 31, 2018
For Jeff Bezos, Space Is the Place
Why Amazon's founder has his sights set on the stars
November 24, 2015
Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk are fighting about their rockets, which are definitely very impressive.

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