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April 15, 2021
Robin Kaiser-Schatzlein
Bernie Madoff Lives!
The man behind the world’s largest Ponzi scheme died at 82; the system that enabled his grift continues in his image.
August 6, 2020
Nick Martin
“Family Life Coaches,” Private Jets, and the One Percent’s Pandemic Economy
As the rest of the country bears the brunt of the coronavirus crisis, the wealthy are scrambling to protect their comfortable lives.
June 24, 2020
Sophie Madeline Dess
Temping for the One Percent
What life as a part-time receptionist taught me about the pre-pandemic elite
August 26, 2019
Cody Delistraty
Why Is the One Percent So Obsessed With Magic?
Steve Cohen, a.k.a. the Millionaires' Magician, has made a killing doing parlor magic for the wealthy—revealing the dreams and aspirations of those who already have everything.
June 28, 2018
Alexander Zaitchik
How Big Pharma Was Captured by the One Percent
The industry's price-gouging economic model was engineered by Wall Street and its political enablers—and only Washington can fix it.
May 12, 2017
Lovia Gyarkye
Have the Rich Become “Super Citizens”?
David Callahan's new book "The Givers: Money, Power, and Philanthropy in a New Gilded Age" looks at wealth, charity, and how the superrich shape public policy to their own ends.
January 25, 2014
Alec MacGillis
Billionaire Venture Capitalist Sees "Kristallnacht" Looming for America's Rich
February 12, 2013
Timothy Noah
The One Percent Gobbled Up the Recovery, Too
In fact, it put the 99 percent back in recession
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