SEATTLE — Bill and Melinda Gates said Monday that they are divorcing but would keep working together at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, one of the largest charitable foundations in the world. In identical tweets, the Microsoft co-founder and his wife said they had made the decision to end...
Billionaire Break-up: Bill and Melinda Gates Are Divorcing
Billionaire philanthropists Bill and Melinda Gates said Monday on Twitter that they're divorcing. "After a great deal of thought and a lot of work on our relationship, we have made the decision to end our marriage," a joint statement read. "Over the last 27 years, we have raised three incredible...
'Just Too Much': Meet the Uber-Rich Who Want a Wealth Tax
WASHINGTON — When the grand vacation homes of Newport Beach were empty on a beautiful Memorial Day weekend, Molly Munger decided it was time for the U.S. to consider taxing wealth. As her family's boat moved through the harbor a few years ago, Munger, whose father is a billionaire investor,...
Too Good to Be True? CO2 Could Be Fuel of the Future.
As climate deniers and their allies in industry and government thwart conservationists’ efforts, some scientists are working to develop a backup plan. That plan uses technology to “geoengineer” the Earth's atmosphere and reduce the impacts of climate change, says VICE on HBO in the introduction to its explanatory video on...
Paul Allen's Passions: Rock N' Roll, Sports and Philanthropy
SEATTLE — Personal computers, conservation, pro football, rock n' roll and rocket ships: Paul Allen couldn't have asked for a better way to spend, invest and donate the billions he reaped from co-founding Microsoft with childhood friend Bill Gates. Allen used the fortune he made from Microsoft — whose Windows...
From Internet Trolls to College Dropouts: Our 6 Favorite Charts of 2017
Editor’s Note: As the year comes to an end, we rounded up some of our favorite graphs and maps from archival articles The Conversation published in 2017. 1. Invisible Inequality America may be getting richer, but who’s reaping the reward? The economic gap in the U.S. has widened over the...
From Internet Trolls to College Dropouts: Our 6 Favorite Charts of 2017
Editor’s Note: As the year comes to an end, we rounded up some of our favorite graphs and maps from archival articles The Conversation published in 2017. 1. Invisible Inequality America may be getting richer, but who’s reaping the reward? The economic gap in the U.S. has widened over the...