The Problem with Giving Tuesday
Editorial note: this is a repost of an essay published last year on Giving Tuesday. *** Remember when Silicon Valley hacked the…
Big Philanthropy
Depoliticizing labor unions and charitable nonprofits
Depoliticizing Big Labor and Big Philanthropy has a long and complicated history. But there is potential for broad and bipartisan reforms.
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Bill Gates to Stop Grantmaking via Arabella Advisors
With the nation’s attention elsewhere last night, the New York Times reported that the Gates Foundation has broken off grantmaking to the nonprofit “dark money” network managed by Arabella…
ARABELLAThe Dark Money Network of Leftist Billionaires Transforming America
While figures like George Soros, Bill Gates, and Mark Zuckerberg are known for their hefty political donations, few Americans have heard of Arabella Advisors. Even more powerful than these standalone…
A Conversation with Investigative Journalist Tim Schwab (Part 1 of 2)
The author of a book on Bill Gates and the Gates Foundation talks to Michael E. Hartmann about the reaction to his book, the degree to which the foundation is…
A Conversation with Investigative Journalist Tim Schwab (Part 2 of 2)
The author of a book on Bill Gates and the Gates Foundation talks to Michael E. Hartmann about Melinda French Gates’ grantmaking, as well as potential aggressive policy reforms of…
What the Ford Foundation Could Be Doing with Henry Ford’s Fortune
More than a century ago, uber-capitalist Henry Ford brought us the assembly line, the mass production of automobiles, a doubling of the wage of his workers, and the birth of…
Eight Things About Big Philanthropy: Getting Bigger
The populist reaction against Big Philanthropy occurs within a broader, including historical, context. Philanthropy overall has grown significantly in recent decades. Big Philanthropy has also become increasingly liberal and progressive,…
Eight Things About Big Philanthropy: More Liberal and Progressive
None of the top 25 private foundations could fairly be characterized as solidly conservative—certainly nowhere close to representing or even reflecting the ascendent populist conservatism that’s given rise to the…
Eight Things About Big Philanthropy: More Politicized
Donald Trump’s initial political ascendancy in 2016 cannot fairly be considered a product, or even an indirect beneficiary, of conservative philanthropy. Conservative donors of all types, in fact, were caught…