The president has brought innovation, jobs and growth. Still, resentments fester on the eve of the presidential election.
Tag: Income Inequality
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How Many Billionaires Are There, Anyway?
Forbes thinks there are 735 of them in America. Another count finds 927. Whatever the answer, the mystery is revealing — and the number is growing rapidly.
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Rags-to-Riches Stories Are Actually Kind of Disturbing
From Horatio Alger and E.L. James to T. Boone Pickens and Charles Koch, books by and about the ultrawealthy reveal some of our darkest American fantasies.
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The Psychic Contortions of the Black Billionaire
Black billionaires are rare, and a disproportionate number of them are performers. What does that much wealth do to your art?