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1 big thing: Billionaires build new "benevolent aristocracy" | Saturday, November 30, 2019   View in browser   Presented By Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth   Axios AM Deep Dive By Mike Allen · Nov 30, 2019 This Axios AM Deep Dive, ahead of Giving Tuesday , looks at America's homegrown and idiosyncratic system of philanthropy. Smart Brevity count: 1,492 words — a 5½-minute read.     1 big thing: Billionaires build new "benevolent aristocracy" Illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios   Philanthropists are increasingly looking to steer or supplant government, Felix Salmon writes . As Mike Bloomberg puts it : "It's philanthropy's job to take risks — and government's job to scale solutions." Swiss bank UBS, in its fifth annual report on billionaires, says many "...

1 big thing: Bloomberg's attention boom | Saturday, November 30, 2019   View in browser   Presented By Facebook   Axios AM By Mike Allen · Nov 30, 2019 💈 Happy Small Business Saturday! Today's Smart Brevity™ count: 872 words ... a 3-minute read.     1 big thing: Bloomberg's attention boom Data:  NewsWhip . Chart: Chris Canipe/Axios In just three weeks, Mike Bloomberg has captured a level of media attention that's eluded most 2020 Democrats with months on the trail and in debates. ⚡ What's new: Stories about Bloomberg's announcement have generated more social media interactions than Amy Klobuchar, Andrew Yang, Julián Castro or Tom Steyer have ever gotten, according to NewsWhip data provided exclusively to Axios' Neal Rothschild of our "2020 attention tracker." On Nov. 8, the day after it was first ...