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Jeff Bezos
May 31, 2018
Alex Shephard
For Jeff Bezos, Space Is the Place
Why Amazon's founder has his sights set on the stars
May 23, 2018
Alex Shephard
What Netflix’s Obama Deal Says About the Future of Streaming
In the 1990s, HBO disrupted entertainment by proclaiming, "It's not TV, it's HBO." In 2018, Netflix is taking the opposite approach.
May 22, 2018
Elizabeth Drew
The Number of Trump’s Impeachable Offenses Keeps Growing
In his attacks on Amazon and the Justice Department, the president is inviting a reckoning.
May 2, 2018
Alex Shephard
Inside Amazon Prime’s Price Hike
How a $20 bump plays into the Everything Store's quest for world domination
April 25, 2018
Alex Shephard
Amazon’s Hostile Takeover
How the online behemoth could turn Washington, D.C., into a different kind of company town
April 20, 2018
Alex Shephard
This Is the Most Important Number in Business
How Amazon’s 100 million-strong Prime membership program will transform the American economy
April 4, 2018
Jeet Heer
Trump’s Amazon Trap
The president's attacks on the tech giant are luring anti-monopoly liberals, but he will only hurt the cause.
March 30, 2018
Jeet Heer
Why Conservatives Tolerate Trump’s Crony Capitalism
The president's attacks on Amazon aren't of much concern to big-business Republicans. In fact, they're indulging him.
March 1, 2018
Alex Shephard
Is Amazon Too Big to Tax?
The e-commerce giant paid zero federal taxes in 2017. And it's being rewarded with further tax breaks at the state and local level.
January 30, 2018
Sarah Jones
What rough beast have Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, and JPMorgan created?
January 19, 2018
Alex Shephard
The Amazon Sweepstakes Racket
Why the giant e-tailer is gearing up for another round of bids for its second headquarters
December 29, 2017
Alex Shephard
The Myth of Big Tech’s Comeuppance
Facebook, Google, and Twitter are under bipartisan pressure in Washington, but that doesn't mean they'll be reined in next year.
June 23, 2017
Clio Chang
What Killed Gawker? Maybe It Was Capitalism.
A new Netflix documentary about the Gawker-Hulk Hogan trial explores the larger forces that have upended the media industry.
June 19, 2017
Alex Shephard
How Amazon Is Changing the Whole Concept of Monopoly
The acquisition of Whole Foods reveals the e-commerce giant’s ambitions to literally be the Everything Store.
May 30, 2017
Alex Shephard
The Amazon Bookstore Isn’t Evil. It’s Just Dumb.
Publishers fear that Amazon is trying to dominate brick-and-mortar retail. They needn't worry.
December 3, 2015
Ryu Spaeth
Video of the day.
November 25, 2015
Alex Shephard
Jeff Bezos is having a moment.
November 24, 2015
Alex Shephard
Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk are fighting about their rockets, which are definitely very impressive.
October 19, 2015
Alex Shephard
How Amazon Quietly Became America's Biggest Publisher of Translated Literature
September 25, 2014
Alec MacGillis
The Washington Post Yanked This Hilarious Barney Frank Quote About an "Anus" Congressman
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