#wealth


# science

how oligarchs are polluting our way out of a baby boom

When children and future generations are critical to the future, but not as critical as quarterly returns.
how oligarchs are polluting our way out of a baby boom

# oddities    

the doomsday plans of the rich and fabulous

Wealthy investors and tycoons are joining the ranks of doomsday preppers, planning elaborate post-apocalypse compounds and bunkers, or dystopian power grabs.
the doomsday plans of the rich and fabulous

# science    

yes, the wealthy really think they pulled themselves up by their bootstraps

Researchers found that not only do those with money and power think they're smarter, they're likely to exaggerate their upward mobility.
yes, the wealthy really think they pulled themselves up by their bootstraps

# science    

this is your brain. this is your brain on wealth and power.

Wealth and power don't just change how you live and your priorities. They also change how your mind works in disconcerting ways.
this is your brain. this is your brain on wealth and power.

# politics    

why wealth inequalty debates shouldn't really be about the math

The problem with wealth inequality isn't that it exists, it's how easily the 1% are running up the score and how angry they are that they're not being uniformly worshipped.
why wealth inequalty debates shouldn't really be about the math

# politics    

that's funny, we dont feel rich…

You can make a lot of money and still feel like you're just barely getting by. It's all a matter of math and geography...
that's funny, we dont feel rich…