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October 22, 2020
The Disabled Community Doesn’t Want Your Pity
Why former telethon participants are protesting the return of the Muscular Dystrophy Association’s most famous fundraising effort.
Sara Luterman
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March 27, 2020
12 Coronavirus Funds That Will Help the Most Vulnerable
The stimulus package won’t reach everyone who needs help right now.
Shirley Ngozi Nwangwa
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March 17, 2020
Bill Gates Gives to the Rich (Including Himself)
His renowned charitable activities seem to serve mainly private interests, namely his own.
Tim Schwab
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September 11, 2019
The Perils of Billionaire Philanthropy
The ultra-rich are using philanthropic vehicles to shield their wealth—it’s time Congress acted.
Chuck Collins
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June 18, 2019
Corporate Wolves in Academic Sheepskins, or, a Billionaire’s Raid on the University of Tulsa
This sordid tale of crony capitalism under the guise of public philanthropy is another chapter in the corporatization of higher ed.
Jacob Howland
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April 30, 2019
Billionaires Can Rebuild the Past, but Their Wealth Can’t Fix the Future
To save the environment and curb climate change, we need to transform the economy that allows for billionaires to exist in the first place.
Emilie Prattico
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December 7, 2018
Give Your Heart Out!
A list of 10 charitable organizations to help out this holiday season.
Katha Pollitt
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October 23, 2018
Young Jews Will Not Stand By While Major Jewish Groups Fund a Blacklist
The Canary Mission scandal reveals a profound failure of leadership that a rising Jewish movement will not tolerate.
Joshua Leifer
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September 13, 2018
The Rise of the Inequality Industry
Since 2008, wonks, politicians, poets, and bankers have all started talking about inequality. But are they interested in making us more equal?
Atossa Araxia Abrahamian
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August 1, 2018
LeBron’s Education Promise Needs to Become This Country’s Promise
A school funded by LeBron James in Akron, Ohio, is a beautiful example of what all our public education should look like.
Dave Zirin