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The Beleaguered Tenants of ‘Kushnerville’
Baltimore-area renters complain about a property owner they say is neglectful and litigious. Few know their landlord is the president’s son-in-law.
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Jared Kushner’s Other Real Estate Empire
Baltimore-area renters complain about a property owner who they say neglects their homes and often sues when they leave. Few of them know the landlord is the president’s son-in-law.
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Farming the World: China’s Epic Race to Avoid a Food Crisis
It faces a stark ultimatum.
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Trump’s budget proposal slashes spending by $3.6 trillion over 10 years
The spending plan would overhaul government assistance for poor Americans.
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The World Is Running Out of Sand
It’s one of our most widely used natural resources, but it’s scarcer than you think.
Uber’s C.E.O. Plays With Fire
A profile of Travis Kalanick, who resigned from the ride the ride-hailing company he built after leading it to the brink of implosion.
Food Fighter
A profile of Whole Foods CEO John Mackey.
The Bounty Hunter of Wall Street
Short-seller Andrew Left sniffs out corporate fraud—and gets rich doing it.
Hell Is Empty and All the Hedge Fund Managers Are at the Bellagio
A dispatch from Anthony Scaramucci’s SALT Conference.
How Amanda Chantal Bacon Perfected the Celebrity Wellness Business
Deciphering the rise of a lifestyle guru who sells self-absorption as the ultimate luxury product.
“I’ve Told People What They Need to Hear to Get Their Money In...”
How a creator of Assassin’s Creed sold investors on a magic marijuana product that he claimed could predictably produce specific feelings in users.
Update: Co-founder Michael Wendschuh has attempted to subpoena Alex Halperin’s notes and sources.
Pet Project
Can a college sophomore turn WeRateDogs into a puppers empire?
What an Immigrant Murder in Kansas Says About America
Olathe, Kansas, became a global magnet for tech talent, thanks to plentiful jobs, cheap housing, and good schools. Then someone opened fire on a pair of Indian-born engineers.
Inside the Insane Feud Between a Vegan Strip Club and the Steak House Strip Club Next Door
Zukle: The old guy, Bob [Polizos]—I like him, he's a nice guy. When were first getting started, he said, "I like competition." And I said, "Good, because you're gonna get it!" People go over there for $5 steak bites, then they come here for a $500 lap dance.
Polizos: I don't want them here. We are a real restaurant. They're nothing but a whorehouse!
This Lawsuit Goes to 11
The creators of This is Spinal Tap, the most influential mockumentary ever made, have been paid almost nothing. Now they are suing for $400 million.
The Blood of the Crab
Horseshoe crab blood is an irreplaceable medical marvel. Which means it’s incredibly valuable. Which means biomedical companies are bleeding 500,000 crabs a year. Nobody knows quite what that means for the crabs.
Secrets of the Tax-Prep Business
How pop-up tax preparers make billions off the poor.
"Until I Was 44, I Never Even Had a Savings Account"
The author on his relationship with money.
Minority Neighborhoods Pay Higher Car Insurance Premiums Than White Areas With the Same Risk
An investigation into “a subtler form of redlining.”
What Would Jesus Disrupt?
Inside a megachurch started by Procter & Gamble brand managers.
ESPN Has Seen the Future of TV and They’re Not Really Into It
In the era of cord-cutting and mobile viewing, ESPN is at the crossroads.
The Curse of the Bahia Emerald
Meet the giant green rock that seduces and destroys.
How Scott Adams Got Hypnotized by Trump
Come to his Dilbert-shaped home. Bite into a Dilberito. Be persuaded on genocide, mental orgasms, and his fellow Master Wizard, the president of the United States.
Inside Alabama’s Auto Jobs Boom
Cheap wages, little training, and crushed limbs.
‘Bro, I’m Going Rogue’: The Wall Street Informant Who Double-Crossed the FBI
Guy Gentile flipped, and flipped again.
The Reclusive Hedge-Fund Tycoon Behind the Trump Presidency
“In my view, Trump wouldn’t be president if not for Bob.”
Thinx Promised a Feminist Utopia to Everyone But Its Employees
The period underwear giant struggles to live up to its corporate ideals.
Big Tobacco Has Caught Startup Fever
“It’s not smoking. It’s platform-agnostic nicotine delivery solutions.”
Bolivia’s Desperate Miners Are Doing Desperate Things—Like Murder
Everyone knows who killed Rodolfo Illanes. So why is his death such a mystery?
