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40 Billionaires Agree to Give Half of It Away

Staff / Truthdig Aug 5, 2010 With philanthropy buddies Warren Buffet and Bill Gates leading the way, 40 representatives of the uber rich have pledged to give half of their fortunes to good works. George Lucas of "Star Wars" (and ruining "Star Wars") fame and Ted Turner, who gave us CNN before it was terrible and has the mustache to prove it, are among those on the list. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

China Has Second-Most Billionaires, Behind U.S.

Staff / Truthdig Mar 12, 2010 Well, that didn't take long China now has more billionaires (89 if you include Hong Kong) than any other country except for the US, which, to be fair, has been working overtime to transfer wealth upward Unlike the U, the Chinese government has promised to distribute its bounty to "make our society fairer and more harmonious". Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bloomberg Dug Deep Into His Own Pockets to Win Third Term

Staff / Truthdig Nov 28, 2009 This is just the kind of news that doesn't bode well for the state of democracy in America: New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg shelled out $102 million of his own money in his recent successful (albeit close) run for re-election. That shakes out to about $183 per vote, and the final tally may still rise. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bloomberg’s In for Third Term as NYC Mayor

Staff / Truthdig Nov 4, 2009 He changed the rules, he put down the cash, and now New York City's Mayor Michael Bloomberg has been re-upped for a third term, beating his Democratic competitor, City Comptroller Bill Thompson, by a slim margin on Tuesday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Billionaire Arrested for Alleged Insider Trading

Staff / Truthdig Oct 17, 2009 Billionaire hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam was arrested Friday and charged with running the largest hedge fund insider-trading scheme in history. Charged with Rajaratnam, founder of Galleon Group, were executives of several prestigious U.S. companies. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Do the Billionaire Shuffle

Staff / Truthdig Mar 12, 2009 Bill Gates is once again the world's richest man, though he rules over a ravaged kingdom of billionaires. Forbes' annual list has shriveled by nearly a third and $2 trillion in net worth. Those poor billionaires. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Control-Alt-Delete

Staff / Truthdig Jun 27, 2008 It's official: Microsoft's top-geek-made-good, Bill Gates, is leaving his full-time position as head of Microsoft on Friday. Now that he's made more money than regular mortals can even fathom (aside from those congresspeople who approve the defense budget), he's stepping down in order to focus on his philanthropic work with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ted Turner’s Take on Iran, Pandas, Nudgy Publicists

Staff / Truthdig Sep 21, 2007 Ever wonder what Ted Turner might be thinking about, say, Mideast politics, or how to squeak by on just "a couple billion" dollars? How about bunnies? If so, you're in luck -- this GQ interview with the ever-rowdy media mogul has it all, along with a rather startling spat with his publicist captured on the record. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Down to Their Last Billion

Andy Borowitz / Truthdig Sep 9, 2007 The satirist reports that, desperate to protect their endangered fortunes, thousands of the nation's leading hedge-fund managers converged on Washington today in "The Million Mercedes March." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Billionaire Scion: Tom Friedman

Staff / Truthdig Aug 19, 2006 Tom Friedman's opinions on the Iraq war have long been proved bankrupt (here, here and most recently, here) but if you still put stock in his economic analysis about free trade and outsourcing, keep in mind that he's the heir to a multibillion-dollar real estate fortune, and may not be speaking for the little guy Political strategist Dave Sirota has the goods. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gossip Columnist Extortion Plot Roils N.Y. Post

Staff / Truthdig Apr 11, 2006 One of New York's most high-profile gossip columnists has been suspended in the wake of allegations that he tried to shake down a billionaire by charging him hundreds of thousands of dollars to keep negative stories out of the press. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )