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Jeff Bezos

  1. screen time
    Big Tech Is in a Devil’s Bargain With Donald TrumpTech moguls yearn for the hands-off approach of the ’90s. The reality will be something different.
    By John Herrman
  2. stop the presses
    It’s Open Season on the Washington PostRivals are swarming the paper for talent amid a crisis of confidence in its mission and business model.
    By Charlotte Klein
  3. tremendous content
    Coming to Amazon Prime: A Puzzling Melania Trump DocumentaryNo one in Hollywood has wanted to work with Brett Ratner since he was accused of sexual misconduct. So why is he helming a film about the First Lady?
    By Margaret Hartmann
  4. pony up
    Tech Billionaires Rush to Bankroll Trump’s Inaugural PartyMark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, and Jeff Bezos donated $1 million each to Trump’s inaugural bash, which was a corrupt mess the last time around.
    By Matt Stieb
  5. billionaire problems
    Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos Are Fighting AgainThis time, it’s over who likes Trump more.
    By Matt Stieb
  6. stop the presses
    Jeff Bezos Cracks Down on the Washington PostThe paper was already set to lose at least $77 million this year before all the cancellations.
    By Charlotte Klein
  7. screen time
    Big Tech’s Loyalty EraTech leaders are bracing for, and warming to, their industry’s Trumpian, loyalty-based future.
    By John Herrman
  8. the money game
    What Blue Origin Stands to Gain After Jeff Bezos Muzzled the Washington PostThe Amazon owner claims he didn’t pull an endorsement of Kamala Harris to aid his rocket company. That doesn’t mean he can’t still profit wildly.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  9. stop the presses
    After the Trump Bump, There’s Now the Bezos DitchShould the press panic at the prospect of Trump’s return?
    By Charlotte Klein
  10. politics
    Washington Post Hemorrhages Subscribers After Harris SnubPost owner Jeff Bezos penned an op-ed defending his move to spike the Harris endorsement as NPR reports that the paper is losing readers in droves.
    By Nia Prater
  11. tremendous content
    Why Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Are Relationship GoalsThink the newly engaged couple is just revoltingly rich? Think again! Sánchez’s WSJ Q&A reveals they’re hardworking, humble, and totally adorable!
    By Margaret Hartmann
  12. screen time
    Why Does It Feel Like Amazon Is Making Itself Worse?The “everything store” has gotten junkier and more chaotic. But, for the company, it’s only good business.
    By John Herrman
  13. the system
    A Cosmologist’s Case for Staying Put on EarthThe many heterodoxies of Chanda Prescod-Weinstein.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  14. the money game
    The Rise of Influencer CapitalHow social media, celebrity promoters, and banks looking for a quick buck transformed the markets.
    By Malcolm Harris
  15. inequality
    Will Rotterdam Make Way for Jeff Bezos, Lord of the Seas?The billionaire and his oversize sailboat may be no match for a historic Dutch bridge.
    By Sarah Jones
  16. media
    Inside Felicia Sonmez’s Lawsuit Against the Washington PostWhy was a reporter punished for speaking up about sexual assault?
    By Clio Chang
  17. space tourism
    Earth Briefly Gets Rid of Its Richest ManJeff Bezos launch was successful, making him the second billionaire to ride his own rocket into space.
    By Paola Rosa-Aquino
  18. business
    One Giant Leap for InequalityJeff Bezos’s space joyride is a spectacle of grotesque wealth.
    By Sarah Jones
  19. pivot
    Why Space Tourism Will Fall FlatIt’s getting a lot of buzz, but the appeal already seems limited.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  20. business
    Space Flight Is an Exclusive FantasyBillionaires don’t expand our world; they consume it.
    By Sarah Jones
  21. better know a billionaire
    12 Weird and Utterly Fascinating Facts About Jeff BezosSome things to know as Bezos steps down as Amazon CEO and heads to space, featuring Lizzo, an ill-fated iguana, and his vision for space colonization.
    By Eve Peyser
  22. explainer
    When Can I Buy a Ticket to Space? A Guide for Non-Billionaires.Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson will soon go where few tourists have gone before. Here are the costs, the risks, and when the rest of us can join them.
    By Paola Rosa-Aquino
  23. inequality
    The Limits of Wealth-Tax PopulismSafeguarding democracy from inequality will require much more than soaking the superrich.
    By Eric Levitz
  24. business
    Bezos, Musk Didn’t Pay Federal Income Tax Some Years: ReportProPublica obtained raw IRS data on the tax returns of some of America’s wealthiest people and found they paid almost no taxes at all.
    By Nia Prater
  25. the superrich
    Earth’s Richest Man to Leave PlanetJeff Bezos is heading to outer space for a few minutes in July.
    By Benjamin Hart
  26. business
    Even a Dystopia Would Wince at Amazon’s ‘ZenBooth’Workers need more bathroom breaks. Instead, they get a box to meditate in.
    By Sarah Jones
  27. amazon
    Jeff Bezos to Step Down As Amazon CEOAndy Jassy, who leads Amazon’s massive cloud-computing team, will take over as CEO in Q3. The world’s richest man will stay on as executive chairman.
    By Matt Stieb
  28. the national interest
    Why Do Trump Fans Think Amazon Proved Mail Ballots Are Fraudulent?Tucker Carlson is so bad at populism.
    By Jonathan Chait
  29. monopoly
    Amazon Will Sell PrimeInsulin for Your PrimeDiabetesMonopolies helped cause a health-care crisis. Another now steps in to profit.
    By Sarah Jones
  30. buyer’s market
    The Post Office Has a Financial Problem, Not a CrisisThere are business questions underlying many of the political questions that surround the USPS.
    By Josh Barro
  31. the top line
    Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg Aren’t in the Same BoatAmazon is extremely popular – and doesn’t meet the definition of a monopoly. Facebook is a different situation.
    By Josh Barro
  32. vision 2020
    USPS Delivery Problems Adding to Suppression of Mail Ballot VotesTrump hates voting by mail and also the U.S. Postal Service. What could go wrong?
    By Ed Kilgore
  33. pivot
    Why Big Tech’s Congressional Testimony Will Be a BustScott Galloway and Kara Swisher discuss why they’re pessimistic about this month’s grilling of Zuckerberg, Bezos, Cook, and Pichai.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  34. president trump
    Trump’s War on U.S. Institutions Reaches the Postal ServiceTrump has long pressured the Postal Service to charge Amazon more. With a loyalist as postmaster general, his wish may soon become a reality.
    By Matt Stieb
  35. coronavirus
    Trump Threatens Postal Service With Loss of Funds If It Doesn’t Quadruple RatesThe president has a long-running fight with USPS over the rates it charges for delivery of packages – particularly those shipped by his enemy Amazon.
    By Ed Kilgore
  36. life after warming
    Jeff Bezos’s $10 Billion Climate Pledge Is Actually TinyJudged by the standards of the climate crisis, the sum is, practically speaking, almost nothing.
    By David Wallace-Wells
  37. environment
    Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Pledges $10 Billion to Fight Effects of Climate ChangeIt’s a substantial figure from the founder of a company that reportedly threatened to fire employees who publicly condemned its carbon footprint.
    By Matt Stieb
  38. netiquette
    Does Jeff Bezos Know How to Text?The Amazon CEO flubbed an all-important number swap.
    By Brian Feldman
  39. cybersecurity
    I Hope Those Memes Were Worth It, Jeff BezosThe crown prince of Saudi Arabia allegedly compromised Bezos’s phone through a virus-laden video sent over WhatsApp.
    By Brian Feldman
  40. business
    The World’s 500 Richest People Increased Their Wealth by $1.2 Trillion in 2019That’s a 25 percent increase in wealth for the 500 richest people in the world.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  41. the national interest
    Donald Trump’s War on JournalismHis attack on Amazon may be his most egregious abuse of power yet.
    By Jonathan Chait
  42. the national interest
    Retribution Against the Washington Post Owner Is Trump’s Gravest Abuse of PowerThe most dangerous and authoritarian act is hiding in plain sight.
    By Jonathan Chait
  43. the national interest
    Trump Directs Government to Punish Washington Post OwnerTrump is going after Amazon as retribution for Jeff Bezos’s ownership of the Washington Post.
    By Jonathan Chait
  44. philanthropy
    MacKenzie Bezos Pledges to Give Away at Least $18 BillionThe former wife of Jeff Bezos became a billionaire in her own right after they divorced and pledged this week to give most of it away.
    By Brian Feldman
  45. international intrigue
    Bezos Security Chief Says Saudis Gained Access to Amazon Founder’s Phone, DataGavin de Becker says his team thinks the Saudis got into Bezos’s phone, and suggests that may be how AMI became aware of the Amazon CEO’s affair.
    By Chas Danner
  46. select all
    Amazon’s Charity Funds Anti-VaxxersAmazonSmile, which gives 0.5 percent of your cost of purchase to charity, lets people donate to organizations spreading misinformation about vaccines.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  47. the top line
    The Amazon Deal Implosion Will Make It Hard to Do the Next Deal. Good.That will likely save New York taxpayers money and promote a healthy separation between the public and private sectors.
    By Josh Barro
  48. amazon
    How Cuomo, de Blasio, and Bezos Blew the Amazon DealNo one took responsibility for selling it. In the vacuum left by the company, the mayor, and the governor, opponents pounced.
    By David Freedlander
  49. prime humor
    Why I’m Leaving New YorkAmazon’s Jeff Bezos weighs in on the company pulling out of Long Island City.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  50. prime humor
    Congrats, Everyone, on the Great Jokes About Why Jeff Bezos Is Leaving New YorkGreat tweets. Really.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
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