As old empires and kingdoms dissolved and capitalist economies took hold, Jews were among the most visible beneficiaries of these massive social transformations.
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Daniel May,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
In it, Godfrey-Smith explores the nature of conscious minds and how those minds come to shape their environments as active participants in evolution — not just passive beneficiaries of natural processes.
Analysts estimate that across the country, roughly $124 trillion in assets will move from older Americans to their heirs and charities by 2048, with boomers at the center of that transfer.
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Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
9 June 2026
The state holds the funds indefinitely until they’re claimed by their rightful owners (or heirs).
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