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The wealthiest 50 people in the world control a staggering portion of the world economy: $1.46 trillion — more than the annual GDP of Australia, Spain, or Mexico. That’s according to new data provided to Business Insider by Wealth-X, which conducts...

David McNew/Getty Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos has an estimated net worth of $56.6 billion. Of the world’s wealthiest people, the majority still hail from the world’s top economic superpower — the United States. There are 29 US billionaires who...

The film maker and actor recorded his chats with the author and the pair documented their recent journeys. "Every nation-state tends towards the imperial - that is the point. Through banks, armies, secret police, propaganda, courts and jails, treaties...

(Image: Juan Arreguin) “How do I deal with disillusionment as I grow older? Disillusionment in the sense that I now perceive the world to be a rather cold and harsh place, filled with people who only mind their own interests. This is in stark contrast...

Before we begin our collection of headlines covering things economic, political, and environmental, we offer this prelude to the latest Fukushimapocalhpse Now! from Li Feng of China Daily: We begin with global headlines, first with this from Reuters...