| Jul 26, 2018 | Economy / Business|HP SubfeaturedIn every community, there are nonprofit charities that serve real needs: local food pantries, programs addressing the opioid crisis, the Red Cross chapters that come to our aid after a storm. Charities provide vital services to the people and places they serve. These...
| Dec 21, 2016 | Economy / BusinessIt’s the season of giving. When you hear about a billionaire “giving back” — like Nike founder Phil Knight’s $400 million gift to Stanford, or hedge funder John Paulsen’s $400 million donation to Harvard — do you feel a warm glow? They...
| Aug 21, 2013 | Rights / DemocracyIt’s so great — truly heartwarming — to see billionaires devoting their deepest thoughts to finding solutions for eradicating poverty. For example, I can’t begin to tell you how grateful America’s homeless people are going to be once they hear about...
| Aug 7, 2013 | Economy / BusinessInequality has a silver lining. At least the awesomely affluent think so. If we didn’t have grand fortunes, their claim goes, we wouldn’t have grand philanthropy. No foundations and handsome bequests for underwriting good causes. No gifts and grants by the...
