Behind ‘Smokescreen’ Of Charity, Global Financial Elite Pillage African Nach Yearations $60bn E

“Notions of aid and charity are in reality aiding politicians and multinational corporations to continue plundering Africa behind a shroud of ‘generosity’.”

Lauren McCauley
By Lauren McCauley
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Under the "smokescreen" of giving aid or charity, western governments and multinational corporations are pillaging states in sub-Sahara Africa with losses nearing $60 billion each year, according to research published on Tuesday by a coalition of 10 Africa and UK-based NGOs. The report, Honest accounts? The true story of Africa's billion dollar

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Report: Wal-Mart Heirs Are “Phony Philanthropists”

A new report reveals that the wildly wealthy Walton family donates 0.4 percent of their net worth to charity — just so they can avoid estate taxes.

Katie Rucke
By Katie Rucke

Despite a net worth of nearly $140 billion, a new report released by the Walmart 1 Percent, a subproject of Making Change at Walmart, reveals that America’s wealthiest family and the owners of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the Waltons, have contributed almost nothing to their own charitable organization, the Walton Family Foundation. Even more

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Efforts To Relax US Marijuana Laws Lose Benefactor

Since the 1980s, Peter B. Lewis, chairman of Progressive Insurance, donated an estimated $40 million to $60 million to marijuana law reform, but has now passed away at age 80.

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By Associated Press

  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — With the death of Cleveland billionaire and philanthropist Peter B. Lewis, the push for relaxed U.S. marijuana laws lost its most generous supporter. That's left supporters wondering what comes next. Lewis, chairman of Progressive Insurance, died Saturday at age 80. Since the 1980s, he had donated an estimated

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Charitable Giving Is Soaring — But Is It Effective?

Philanthropic donations are booming, but post-Great Recession poverty and inequity remain.

Martin Michaels
By Martin Michaels

Year after year, the citizenry of the U.S. continues to be one of the most altruistic on earth, volunteering an average of 7.85 billion volunteer hours according to a report by the Corporation for National and Community Service. Although financial charitable donations dipped slightly in the years following the 2008 economic downturn, Americans

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Chicago School Closings And The Joyce Foundation: The Obama Connection

An investigation into the major players behind Mayor Emanuel’s push to privatize public education reveals the president’s ties to the issue.

Steve Horn
By Steve Horn

The Windy City is is undergoing a tumultuous historical moment, with the uprising of the Chicago Teachers Union occurring alongside the ongoing restructuring and privatization of the Chicago Public Schools system. Most recently, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel oversaw the closing of 50 public schools, many of which will be replaced by charter schools.

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