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Inside the “lavish,” “debauched” lifestyle of Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, the son of the dictator of Equatorial Guinea. Beyond the oil money, all-night parties, Playboy bunnies, and 15,000-square-foot Malibu mansion, there’s the larger question of whether Teodoro has used shell companies to funnel $100 million into the United States. Click here for deets and this week’s 4 other Longread story picks.

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Clayton Christensen: The Survivor

Clayton Christensen: The Survivor

USA Inc.: An Open Letter to Shareholders, by Mary Meeker

USA Inc.: An Open Letter to Shareholders, by Mary Meeker

The Cherokees vs. Andrew Jackson

The Cherokees vs. Andrew Jackson

If She Did It

If She Did It

'I'm Glad I Went to Prison'

‘I’m Glad I Went to Prison’

Army Deploys Psy-Ops on U.S. Senators

Army Deploys Psy-Ops on U.S. Senators

The Radical

The Radical

Laura Vanderkam: Where Did the Korean Greengrocers Go?

Laura Vanderkam: Where Did the Korean Greengrocers Go?

Playboy Bunnies. $2 Million Bugattis. Meet the World's Richest Minister of Agriculture

Playboy Bunnies. $2 Million Bugattis. Meet the World’s Richest Minister of Agriculture