Businessweek The Hidden Ways the Ultrarich Pass Wealth to Their Heirs Tax-Free An inside look at how Nike founder Phil Knight is giving a fortune to his family while avoiding billions in U.S. taxes. October 21, 2021, 12:00 AM UTC Share this article Sitting in the bleachers by the University of…

A Reporter at Large Luxury ships attract outrage and political scrutiny. The ultra-rich are buying them in record numbers. July 18, 2022 The yachting life style awes even the wealthy. “Boats are the last place that I think you can get away with it,” an owner said.Photo Illustration by Javier Jaén;…

The climate crisis will spiral out of control unless the world applies “emergency brakes” to capitalism and devises a “new way of living”, according to a Japanese academic whose book on Marxism and the environment has become a surprise bestseller. The message from Kohei Saito, an associate professor…

Does hegemony require a grand design? In a world where a thousand gilded oligarchs, billionaire sheikhs, and Silicon deities rule the human future, we should not be surprised to discover that greed breeds reptilian minds. What I find most remarkable about these strange days ­– as thermobaric bombs…