The new issue of Jacobin is out next week. and get a yearlong print and digital subscription.Interview byThe past year and a half have been a roller-coaster ride for the public image of the world’s most famous philanthropist. At the outset of the pandemic, Bill Gates seemed to be everywhere: appearing on news outlets throughout the world and positioning himself, with stunning success, as a leader of the global response to COVID-19. Amid his divorce, allegations of personal misconduct, and renewed scrutiny of his , Gates’s image was suddenly facing its most in at least two...…The new issue of Jacobin is out next week. and get a yearlong print and digital subscription.Interview byThe past year and a half have been a roller-coaster ride for the public image of the world’s most famous philanthropist. At the outset of the pandemic, Bill Gates seemed to be everywhere: appearing on news outlets throughout the world and positioning himself, with stunning success, as a leader of the global response to COVID-19. Amid his divorce, allegations of personal misconduct, and renewed scrutiny of his , Gates’s image was suddenly facing its most in at least two...WW…