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4.10.22 — The Money Issue

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  1. The Money issue

    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.

     By Willy Staley

    CreditPhoto illustration by Andrew Rae
  2. The Money Issue

    9 Ways to Imagine Jeff Bezos’ Wealth

    A fortune of $172 billion is almost impossible to fathom. For the magazine’s Money Issue, the artist Mona Chalabi came up with some extremely original comparisons.

     Illustrations by Mona Chalabi

    CreditIllustration by Mona Chalabi
  3. The Money Issue

    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.

     By Lydia Kiesling

    CreditPhoto illustration by Ben Denzer

  1. With ‘Stealth Politics,’ Billionaires Make Sure Their Money Talks

    What do they actually want?

     By Jaime Lowe

    CreditPhoto illustration by Doug Chayka
    The Money Issue

  2. How the ​​‘Homeless Billionaire’ Became a Philosopher King

    Money can buy influence over nearly anything in the world — including in the world of ideas.

     By Michael Steinberger

    Nicolas Berggruen at the Hearst estate.
    CreditDevin Oktar Yalkin for The New York Times
    The Money issue

  3. Thomas Piketty Thinks America Is Primed for Wealth Redistribution

    The French economist has hope for the country that, to a large extent, invented high, progressive taxation of income.

     By David Marchese

    Thomas Piketty at the Paris School of Economics in March.
    CreditChristopher Anderson/Magnum, for The New York Times
    Talk

  4. Can I Utter a Racial Slur in My Classroom?

    The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on whether a word should ever be off-limits.

     By Kwame Anthony Appiah

    CreditIllustration by Tomi Um
    The ETHICIST

  5. Salad Secrets From Yotam Ottolenghi’s Test Kitchen

    For his first column for the magazine, the chef shares a butter-bean salad perfect for spring.

     By Yotam Ottolenghi

    CreditChris Simpson for The New York Times. Food stylist: Maggie Ruggiero. Prop stylist: Sophia Pappas.
    Eat

  1. The Magic of Tiny-Home Videos

    They’re an antidote to a widespread fantasy of living without constraints.

     By Sheon Han

    CreditIllustration by Seba Cestaro
    Letter of Recommendation

  2. Why It’s so Satisfying to Watch a World Built From the Ground Up

    In the fantasy depicted by the Primitive Technology YouTube channel, it is possible to bring a task to completion without interruption.

     By Carina Chocano

    CreditPhoto illustration by Anthony Gerace
    Screenland

  3. How to Record Thunderstorms

    Find a quiet place and be patient. Prioritize your safety.

     By Malia Wollan

    CreditIllustration by Radio
    Tip

  4. Poem: Cataracts

    Kamilah Aisha Moon writes about the cloudy vision many of us will experience as we age — and the beauty we’ve witnessed along the way.

     By Kamilah Aisha Moon and Selected by Victoria Chang

    CreditIllustration by R. O. Blechman
    Poem

  5. Judge John Hodgman on the Scent of a Ferret

    A husband and wife can’t agree about a possible pet.

     By John Hodgman

    CreditIllustration by Louise Zergaeng Pomeroy
    Judge John Hodgman

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