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Tag Archives: Corporate Philanthropy
Toxic Agriculture and the Gates Foundation
By Colin Todhunter Source: Dissident Voice The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation was launched in 2000 and has $46.8 billion in assets (December 2018). It is the largest charitable foundation in the world and distributes more aid for global health … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Crime, culture, Economics, Empire, Environment, GMOs, Health, imperialism, Neoliberalism, NGOs, Oligarchy, Science, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Technology
Tagged AGRA, Agrochemicals, BASF, Bayer, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, Biopiracy, Cargill, CGIAR, Corporate Philanthropy, Corteva, Diversity Seek, DuPont, environment, FMC, Food Security, food sovereignty, Gates Foundation, Global Justice Now, Global South, Globalization, Glyphosate, GMOs, Health, Herbicides, imperialism, Monocrops, Neoliberalism, NGOs, Poverty, Syngenta, USAID, WHO
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5 Reasons why donations to the poor may bring bad results!
By John Hawthorne Source: Business Connect Does donating to poor countries actually help? Keep in mind there is a big difference between disaster response and longer term, more effective and sustainable development. Much of the time outside assistance and donations … Continue reading
The Crisis in Education Is That the Super Wealthy Corporate Education System Wants to Destroy Public Schools
By Diane Ravitch Source: OpEdNews.com It has become conventional wisdom that “education is in crisis.” I have been asked about this question by many interviewers. They say something like: “Do you think American education is in crisis? What is the … Continue reading
Posted in Corruption, culture, Economics, education, History, Privatization, Social Control, Social Engineering, society
Tagged charter schools, corporate education, Corporate Philanthropy, privatization, Public Education, Standardized Testing, Teach for America, TFA, U.S. Department of Education
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MEET HILLARY’S CAMPAIGN CHAIR: “Moneyman” John Podesta and his Revolving Door
By Gustav Wynn Source: OpEdNews.com If you haven’t heard yet about John Podesta, don’t be surprised – the major media’s radio silence belies his power and influence, working both inside and outside the US government to bundle campaign money and … Continue reading
Posted in Authoritarianism, Conspiracy, Corporate Crime, Corruption, culture, Dirty Politics, Economics, education, Empire, History, media, news, propaganda, Social Control, society, State Crime, war
Tagged bernie sanders, Big Banks, Bill Clinton, Center for American Progress, Citizen's United, Common Core, Corporate Philanthropy, Corporatism, Hillary Clinton, John Podesta, Keystone XL, Lobbyists, Oligarchy, PACs, Plutocracy, Private Prisons, Superdelegates, SuperPACs, wall street
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