Tag: philanthropy
Anonymous donor pays tuition balance for Wiley College graduates
The estimated total debt of the more than 100 students in Wiley College's class of 2022 totaled $300,000.
Flacks for the rich tell one philanthropy story, the numbers tell...
Our wealthiest give away only a fraction of what they could easily afford to give.
The disaster of philanthropy and capitalism
David W. Orr is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Environmental Studies at Oberlin College, and founder of The Oberlin Project. He is the author of numerous books on the environment, most recently Dangerous Years: Climate Change, the Long Emergency, and the Way Forward.
Is billionaire philanthropy a sham?
America doesn’t need their charity. We need them to pay their fair share in taxes.
A Model Philanthropist
Ron Read, a philanthropist and janitor from a small-town in Vermont, shocked his community by leaving behind millions for the common good—gifting the largest bequest to the local library and hospital. What a great way to restore faith in humankind.
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Senate GOP blocks effort to overturn $10.3 billion corporate tax break tied to IRS...
Resolution targeting Trump administration guidance on corporate minimum tax fails 51-47 as advocates warn of expanded loopholes.
The fight to keep ICE from reopening a notorious prison
Survivors of abuse at a shuttered federal prison known as “the rape club” are teaming up with local activists to keep ICE out of Northern California.
Thousands protest Olympics’ social and environmental harms as ICE presence sparks unrest in Milan
Demonstrators denounce public spending, ecological damage, police repression, Israel’s participation, and the deployment of US immigration agents during the Milano-Cortina Winter Games.
The bottomless, MAGA Trump indecency swamp
But what reforms come without great pains?/The status quo sneers at balls and chains.
FAA shuts down El Paso airspace for 10 days, cites national defense without explanation
Federal officials provide no clear justification for unprecedented airspace closure affecting nearly 700,000 residents in major border city.