• The names of America's highest earners–and how little they pay in taxes

    The names of America's highest earners–and how little they pay in taxes

    Between 2013 and 2018, some of America's wealthiest billionaires, including Bill Gates, Michael Bloomberg, and Ken Griffin, were among the top salaries, but it didn't imply they paid the highest tax rates, according to a new ProPublica study based on confidential Internal Revenue Service data.
  • How a billionarie helped thousands of minority-owned small businesses secure urgent aid

    How a billionarie helped thousands of minority-owned small businesses secure urgent aid

    It was the second week of January, and Robert F. Smith could see the economic damage in China wash across his computer screen in Denver. Weekly reports of tracking data from his more than 60 software companies showed that many Chinese businesses, particularly smaller ones, were slowly grinding to a halt as the coronavirus outbreak …