The right-wing rise of tech billionaire Peter Thiel

Post Reports

EpisodeAug 11, 202221m

The right-wing rise of tech billionaire Peter Thiel

Post Reports

EpisodeAug 11, 202221m

Billionaire Peter Thiel was one of Facebook’s first investors. Now, more than a decade later, Thiel is investing in a slate of right-wing candidates in the midterms. Reporter Elizabeth Dwoskin explains Thiel’s rise. Read More:Elizabeth Dwoskin reports on how Peter Thiel went from Facebook investor to an architect of the new American right.

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