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Americans Over 55 Own 74% of the Wealth. The Bill Is Coming Due.

Apr 13, 2026

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7 min read

Americans Over 55 Own 74% of the Wealth. The Bill Is Coming Due.

Plus: a Russian academic's battle to renounce his citizenship after Ukraine, the anonymous model behind a global feminist icon, and a hospital chain that never set aside a dollar for malpractice.

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One in Four "Vegetative" Patients Is Conscious. Almost None Are Ever Tested.

Apr 9, 2026

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7 min read

One in Four "Vegetative" Patients Is Conscious. Almost None Are Ever Tested.

Plus: the Buffalo Catholics who raided two draft boards in their underwear, how the Mellon Foundation controls American humanities, and a father's grief written from a looping TikTok video.

Human Interest

Americans Over 55 Own 74% of the Wealth. The Bill Is Coming Due.

One in Four "Vegetative" Patients Is Conscious. Almost None Are Ever Tested.

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