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#philanthropy
fromFortune
2 hours ago
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MacKenzie Scott rewrote the rules of philanthropy. Who will follow her lead? | Fortune

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4 days ago
Fundraising

Craiglist's Craig Newmark Is Inspiring Billionaires to Donate Their Fortunes Like He Is

Fundraising
fromFortune
2 hours ago

MacKenzie Scott rewrote the rules of philanthropy. Who will follow her lead? | Fortune

Philanthropy must urgently support those addressing inequity rather than relying on outdated strategies and empty commitments.
Fundraising
fromsfist.com
4 days ago

Craiglist's Craig Newmark Is Inspiring Billionaires to Donate Their Fortunes Like He Is

Craig Newmark signed the Giving Pledge to donate up to $1 billion to nonprofits, encouraging other wealthy individuals to do the same.
Fundraising
fromFast Company
4 days ago

How giving starts progress and leadership scales it

Volatility and accountability are transforming philanthropy, requiring leadership to drive impactful change.
Right-wing politics
fromFast Company
1 day ago

How former Labor Secretary Robert Reich packages his anti-inequality message for Gen Z

Robert Reich emphasizes the importance of social media and short-form videos to effectively communicate issues of inequality to younger generations.
London startup
fromwww.theguardian.com
10 hours ago

Want to know capitalism's endgame? Just look at private equity it has captured our everyday lives | Hettie O'Brien

Private equity is transforming nurseries in the UK, prioritizing profit over quality and accessibility in early childhood education.
#affordable-housing
East Bay real estate
fromKqed
4 days ago

1 Way to Help Oakland Teachers' Salaries Go Further? Affordable Housing | KQED

Oakland is creating affordable housing for teachers to combat high living costs and retain educators in the district.
East Bay real estate
fromKqed
4 days ago

1 Way to Help Oakland Teachers' Salaries Go Further? Affordable Housing | KQED

Oakland is creating affordable housing for teachers to combat high living costs and retain educators in the district.
Media industry
fromPoynter
17 minutes ago

Nonprofit newsrooms have grown, but they still generate a fraction of what newspapers once did - Poynter

Digital-first nonprofit newsrooms require sustained philanthropic support to achieve financial sustainability and rebuild local news infrastructure lost over the past two decades.
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
2 hours ago

Reform would deny visas over calls for slavery reparations

Reform UK plans to deny visas to countries seeking slavery reparations from Britain if elected.
Environment
fromNature
1 day ago

'Yes, we can': a blueprint for a clean economy and healthy society

A new 'clean' economy focused on sustainability can lead to a more efficient and prosperous society.
East Bay (California)
from48 hills
13 hours ago

In Oakland, a tiny-home community is forced back onto the streets - 48 hills

Eviction of the 3rd and Peralta tiny home community in Oakland leaves residents, like Dennis, without support or resources for permanent housing.
Artificial intelligence
fromFortune
17 hours ago

Sam Altman's big pitch to fix the big AI mess sounds like Jamie Dimon's: a 4-day workweek and a big new tax on rich people like him | Fortune

Sam Altman proposes taxing AI's corporate winners to support workers and mitigate labor market disruptions.
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
19 hours ago

New poll shows why it's important for everyone to speak up in favor of trans rights - LGBTQ Nation

Majority of Americans support trans rights, but polling wording significantly influences public opinion on specific issues like gender-affirming care.
New York City
fromHoodline
23 hours ago

Mamdani Unveils NYC Racial Equity Plan And True Cost Measure

City Hall launched a racial equity blueprint and True Cost of Living measure, revealing affordability as a citywide emergency affecting millions.
UK news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Struggling families like mine don't talk about the cost of living any more now it's the cost of survival | Ella Michalski

War exacerbates living standards, leading to a persistent cost of survival crisis for families struggling to meet basic needs.
Retirement
from24/7 Wall St.
19 hours ago

The Hidden Cost of JEPI That Most Monthly Income Investors Skip Over

The JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF offers an 8.57% yield, but has hidden costs and variable payments that can impact retirement income planning.
London politics
fromwww.bbc.com
1 day ago

Charity 'feels the pinch' of higher energy prices

Higher energy and fuel prices due to the Middle East conflict are impacting food charities and businesses in the UK.
NYC parents
fromChalkbeat
1 day ago

NYC's homeless students continue to struggle at school. Advocates want more funding and coordination.

Many children in NYC's homeless shelters struggle to enroll in school, leading to chronic absenteeism and academic setbacks.
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
1 day ago

Ontario municipalities say they're at critical' point, call on province to fill $4B funding gap | CBC News

Municipalities in Ontario face a $4 billion funding shortfall for provincial responsibilities, impacting infrastructure projects and social services.
SF politics
fromLos Angeles Times
1 day ago

Billionaire candidate for California governor catching heat for past business interests, wealth

Tom Steyer faces scrutiny over his investments in private prisons amid his campaign for California governor.
Left-wing politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

Here are three ways we can turn anti-Trump solidarity into political power | Robert Reich

Solidarity against Trump's policies can be transformed into political power through targeted activism and voter mobilization.
US Elections
fromAxios
1 day ago

Dems eyeing 2028 want huge tax cuts - but big hikes for the rich

Democratic presidential candidates propose significant tax cuts, including eliminating federal income taxes for many workers and making income up to $75,000 tax-free for couples.
#wealth-tax
Social justice
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

Billionaire fortunes have reached all-time highs under Trump. So has the movement to tax them

A proposed 5% wealth tax on California's billionaires aims to fund public services and education, reflecting growing support for taxing the wealthy.
Left-wing politics
fromFortune
3 days ago

Bernie Sanders calls out Bezos, Musk, Bloomberg and Buffett in billionaire tax push: 'The richest people in America have never ever had it so good' | Fortune

Wealth taxes are proposed to address economic inequality and provide financial relief to working Americans.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

Global super-rich may have hidden $3.55tn from tax officials, says Oxfam

$3.55 trillion of global wealth is hidden from tax authorities, primarily owned by the richest 0.1% of households.
SF politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Washington state's historic' millionaire tax takes aim at super-rich will it succeed?

Noel Frame has faced significant challenges in raising taxes on the ultra-wealthy in Washington despite the state's need for increased revenue.
Social justice
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

Billionaire fortunes have reached all-time highs under Trump. So has the movement to tax them

A proposed 5% wealth tax on California's billionaires aims to fund public services and education, reflecting growing support for taxing the wealthy.
Left-wing politics
fromFortune
3 days ago

Bernie Sanders calls out Bezos, Musk, Bloomberg and Buffett in billionaire tax push: 'The richest people in America have never ever had it so good' | Fortune

Wealth taxes are proposed to address economic inequality and provide financial relief to working Americans.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

Global super-rich may have hidden $3.55tn from tax officials, says Oxfam

$3.55 trillion of global wealth is hidden from tax authorities, primarily owned by the richest 0.1% of households.
SF politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Washington state's historic' millionaire tax takes aim at super-rich will it succeed?

Noel Frame has faced significant challenges in raising taxes on the ultra-wealthy in Washington despite the state's need for increased revenue.
California
fromABC7 San Francisco
3 days ago

NAACP responds after homeless man 'dumped' in Oakland by San Leandro police

San Leandro officers forcibly transported a homeless man to Oakland and 'dumped' him, prompting outrage from civil rights groups.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
3 days ago

POC Arts Nonprofits Face Severe Staffing Challenges, Survey Finds

Many museums led by people of color in the Northeast struggle with staffing and funding, impacting their ability to serve communities.
Mission District
from48 hills
4 days ago

John Elberling, advocate for economic and housing justice, dies at 79 - 48 hills

John Elberling advocated against gentrification and for housing justice in San Francisco, emphasizing the human cost of unchecked commercial growth.
Law
from24/7 Wall St.
4 days ago

Dave Ramsey Tells Tutor With $24,000 IRS Debt to Pay the Government First in Her $94,000 Debt Snowball

Prioritize IRS debt over other debts due to its unique enforcement powers and penalties.
LA real estate
fromwww.housingwire.com
4 days ago

What Washington state agents are seeing with new 'millionaires tax'

High-net-worth clients are adapting to new tax implications, with some accelerating plans to relocate due to financial considerations.
#social-security
from24/7 Wall St.
2 days ago
Retirement

Social Security Issues Major Warning to Retirees

Retirees must be vigilant against increasing government impostor scams targeting their Social Security information.
Retirement
from24/7 Wall St.
3 days ago

New Social Security Proposal Deals Higher Earners a Harsh Blow

Capping Social Security benefits for higher earners is proposed to address funding shortfalls, but its likelihood of passing is low.
SF politics
from24/7 Wall St.
2 days ago

This Trump Administration Move May Cause Lasting Damage to Social Security

The Trump Administration's staffing cuts at the Social Security Administration may lead to long-lasting damage to the Social Security benefits program.
Retirement
from24/7 Wall St.
2 days ago

Social Security Issues Major Warning to Retirees

Retirees must be vigilant against increasing government impostor scams targeting their Social Security information.
Retirement
from24/7 Wall St.
3 days ago

New Social Security Proposal Deals Higher Earners a Harsh Blow

Capping Social Security benefits for higher earners is proposed to address funding shortfalls, but its likelihood of passing is low.
Healthcare
fromwww.amny.com
4 days ago

Op-Ed | New Yorkers can't afford Albany's single-payer fantasy | amNewYork

New York lawmakers propose the New York Health Act for a single-payer system, but it risks catastrophic tax increases and financial instability.
US politics
fromThe Lever
5 days ago

The Quiet Fortune Of NYC's Top Anti-Tax Democrat

A New York City Council speaker opposes tax increases while concealing her family's multimillion-dollar wealth through disclosure loopholes.
fromPhilosophynow
6 days ago
Philosophy

The Collective City

Islamic philosophy invites plurality and coexistence, emphasizing the importance of dialogue and the acceptance of error in understanding.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
6 days ago

People who grew up calculating whether they could afford both the drink and the entree before anyone else sat down don't stop doing that math when they earn six figures. The arithmetic isn't financial anymore. It's a loyalty ritual to a younger version of themselves who promised never to be caught without an exit. - Silicon Canals

Child poverty in the U.S. leads to adult poverty more than in Denmark, Germany, the UK, or Australia, with lasting effects beyond financial circumstances.
fromFortune
5 minutes ago

MacKenzie Scott's latest donation takes her HBCU giving to well over $1 billion | Fortune

Chancellor S. Keith Hargrove, Sr. expressed his 'deepest gratitude' for Scott's gift, stating she recognizes 'the critical role that HBCUs play in expanding opportunity and strengthening communities.'
Fundraising
Retirement
fromSilicon Canals
3 days ago

What no one tells you about a working-class retirement - Silicon Canals

Retirement can lead to unexpected physical and identity challenges for those who defined themselves by their work.
fromInvestigative Post
3 days ago

Investigative Post event on reforming Buffalo and NY government.

John Kaehny has written and successfully lobbied for the passage of state and New York City laws related to government transparency and accountability, including the first open data law in the world in 2012.
NYC politics
#california
California
fromLos Angeles Times
4 days ago

California is a sanctuary state. Its public pensions invest in companies working with ICE

California's pension funds have invested over $2.7 billion in companies contracting with ICE and DHS, raising concerns about alignment with state values.
California
fromStreetsblog California
4 days ago

Buffy Wicks Pushes Legislation to Cut Red Tape for Transformational Bicycle and Pedestrian Projects - Streetsblog California

AB 1976 aims to streamline California's pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure planning and construction processes.
California
fromLos Angeles Times
4 days ago

California is a sanctuary state. Its public pensions invest in companies working with ICE

California's pension funds have invested over $2.7 billion in companies contracting with ICE and DHS, raising concerns about alignment with state values.
California
fromStreetsblog California
4 days ago

Buffy Wicks Pushes Legislation to Cut Red Tape for Transformational Bicycle and Pedestrian Projects - Streetsblog California

AB 1976 aims to streamline California's pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure planning and construction processes.
fromwww.dw.com
5 days ago

Wealth tax: Why are countries afraid to tax the ultrarich?

One way is to increase income taxes. There's also the option for an annual or one-off wealth tax on everything someone has above a certain mark. A few governments want to tax extreme wealth to lower taxes on a stagnating middle class or to make up for social inequality.
US Elections
fromHyperallergic
6 days ago

Tonika Lewis Johnson: Segregation and How to Disrupt It

Tonika Lewis Johnson's Folded Map Project connects residents known as 'map twins' who live on the same street name but miles apart, revealing structural inequality and personal commonality.
Arts
NYC politics
fromBrownstoner
4 days ago

Gravesend Homeless Shelter Moves Forward Despite Protest

Demolition of a proposed men's shelter in Brooklyn resumes under Mayor Mamdani, despite ongoing protests and calls for affordable housing alternatives.
#wealth-inequality
US Elections
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago

Yes, the rich must start paying their fair share of taxes | Bernie Sanders

The wealth gap in America has reached unprecedented levels, with the top 1% owning more than the bottom 93%.
Business
fromFortune
2 weeks ago

Billionaire says US wealth inequality is 'completely unsustainable as a society' | Fortune

The top 1% of U.S. households owns 31.7% of wealth, matching the bottom 90%, creating the widest gap since 1989 while the top 10% accounts for nearly 50% of consumer spending.
US Elections
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago

Yes, the rich must start paying their fair share of taxes | Bernie Sanders

The wealth gap in America has reached unprecedented levels, with the top 1% owning more than the bottom 93%.
Business
fromFortune
2 weeks ago

Billionaire says US wealth inequality is 'completely unsustainable as a society' | Fortune

The top 1% of U.S. households owns 31.7% of wealth, matching the bottom 90%, creating the widest gap since 1989 while the top 10% accounts for nearly 50% of consumer spending.
fromNonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
1 week ago

You Don't Have to Be Unionized to Be United | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.

The labor of this kind of organizing was invisible and deeply exhausting. In a precarious workplace, where a so-called 'performance review' could amount to job loss, organizing meant building a bridge while standing on it.
Social justice
#new-york-city
fromwww.amny.com
5 days ago
New York City

Op-ed | A responsible path forward for New York City's budget | amNewYork

New York City's budget process is a complex negotiation that impacts community investment and addresses fiscal challenges.
NYC politics
fromwww.amny.com
2 weeks ago

Op-Ed | Revenue from Albany a common sense solution for working New Yorkers | amNewYork

New York City faces a $5.4 billion budget gap due to underbudgeting and state revenue raids.
New York City
fromwww.amny.com
5 days ago

Op-ed | A responsible path forward for New York City's budget | amNewYork

New York City's budget process is a complex negotiation that impacts community investment and addresses fiscal challenges.
NYC politics
fromwww.amny.com
2 weeks ago

Op-Ed | Revenue from Albany a common sense solution for working New Yorkers | amNewYork

New York City faces a $5.4 billion budget gap due to underbudgeting and state revenue raids.
London politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

Your Party to focus local election efforts on backing independent candidates

Your Party is targeting urban areas with large Muslim populations to support independent candidates and community groups against Labour.
Higher education
fromThe New Yorker
1 day ago

The Economist Who Wants to Solve America's Wage Problem

Empowering workers and establishing mandatory wage standards across industries is essential for addressing wage inequality.
NYC politics
fromStreetsblog New York City
4 days ago

State Bill Would Stop Highway Expansions Near Vulnerable New Yorkers - Streetsblog New York City

New York State will halt highway expansions near public housing and asthma hotspots to protect vulnerable communities from pollution.
SF politics
from48 hills
5 days ago

SF budget picture improves as mayor tries to cut the tax that is part of the recovery - 48 hills

San Francisco's financial outlook is improving, driven by increased tax revenues, particularly from high-end real estate transactions.
Right-wing politics
fromFortune
2 weeks ago

Economists agree: You're not crazy for feeling like the rich get richer, and the poor are doing worse. Welcome to the 'K-shaped economy' | Fortune

The K recovery illustrates a growing economic divide where the wealthy prosper while the poor struggle, echoing historical patterns of inequality.
fromwww.amny.com
5 days ago

Mamdani fires back at Menin over City Council's budget response, charges it ignores bigger financial problems | amNewYork

Mamdani stated that the City Council's budget strategy effectively ensures this structural deficit will continue indefinitely, impacting vital city services and failing to solve deep financial problems.
New York City
US Elections
fromFortune
1 week ago

Wealth taxes on billionaires and $30 minimum wages are part of the same plan, advocate says. 'They should pay their fair share' | Fortune

Most voters support a billionaire tax, with 52% of California voters favoring a one-time 5% tax on the state's billionaires.
fromTruthout
2 weeks ago

Dems Revive Legislation to Return Big Oil's Profits to Struggling US Families

The legislation - which only applies to large oil companies - would impose a per-barrel tax "equal to 50% of the difference between the current price per barrel of oil and the average price per barrel last year, when big oil companies were already earning large profits."
US politics
fromApaonline
3 weeks ago

Good Work and Economic Democracy

Within the workplace, the content and conditions of work are largely controlled by employers who often have an interest in degrading the quality of work, both to increase productivity and to increase their control over employees in the workplace. Outside the workplace, employers have both an incentive and the power to undermine measures that would improve the quality of work through the political process.
Philosophy
fromFortune
5 days ago

Macquarie bets impact investing can fill an Asian financial access gap left by microfinance and commercial banks | Fortune

"The specific barrier is capital," says Lisa George, global head of the Macquarie Group Foundation. "Without access to capital, it's very hard to get social mobility and educational mobility in life."
Fundraising
NYC politics
fromGothamist
1 week ago

'No Kings' and tax the rich rallies planned in NYC this weekend. Here's what to know.

No Kings protests against Trump's administration will occur in NYC this weekend, featuring multiple rallies and a separate rally by Bernie Sanders.
Public health
fromBusiness Insider
4 weeks ago

I'm a millionaire living in Washington. I'm happy to pay more in taxes - it helps everybody.

A self-made millionaire who experienced poverty acknowledges that wealth accumulation requires more than hard work, including luck, opportunity, and systemic advantages beyond individual effort.
Food & drink
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Why food justice isn't being served in America

Food justice advocates often misrepresent South Central Los Angeles as a resource-depleted food desert lacking grocery stores and knowledgeable residents, contradicting anthropological research documenting abundant food retail and community food practices.
Environment
fromNature
1 month ago

I will continue the fight for environmental justice in Black communities

Robert Bullard pioneered environmental justice by documenting pollution disparities in Black communities and converting research into policy action and legal challenges.
from48 hills
1 month ago

Is the tide finally turning on the 'abundance agenda?' - 48 hills

The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco is not a radical leftist institution, and its research economists are not Nimbys, or socialists, or anything other than classically trained academics who look at data. So it's interesting that two Federal Reserve researchers have just published a paper that adds to the clear evidence that "constraints" on the supply of private-market housing have little to do with the lack of affordability in cities like San Francisco.
Real estate
History
fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

The Commons: The Unfinished Revolution

The American Revolution reshaped political power but preserved many social hierarchies, and inclusive historical portrayals recognize marginalized contributors.
Philosophy
fromApaonline
2 months ago

Economic Democracy as the Redemption of Political Democracy

Economic democracy should be reframed as intrinsically linked to political democracy, reintegrating economic and political spheres rather than merely extending political democracy into firms.
US politics
fromThe Nation
1 month ago

The Urgency of Marrying Affordability to Anti-Corporate Populism

Democrats can realign politics by linking immigration concerns to a populist economic fight against corporate power to win working-class voters.
US politics
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

In the U.S., Who Deserves Financial Stability?

Cultural defaults like individualism and the American Dream shape attitudes toward social welfare and can help or hinder changemakers seeking equitable policy solutions.
US politics
fromStreetsblog
1 month ago

This Bill Would Give Your Community More Money To Build Its Own Transportation Future - Streetsblog USA

The BASICS Act shifts federal transportation funding toward metro regions, enabling human-centered projects and preventing state DOTs from monopolizing funds for highways.
fromTruthout
2 months ago

The Affordability Crisis Is Real. Only Worker Organizing Can Offer Solutions.

A friend recently told me a story that made this reality impossible to ignore. Her elderly parents live near an elementary school not far from the nation's capital. For several years, they had been quietly raising money to provide groceries and basic supplies for families whose children were going hungry. When Republicans suspended SNAP benefits, the need surged overnight. What had been a steady act of care suddenly became an emergency response.
US politics
fromNonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
2 months ago

Blue-State Pensions Are Subsidizing the Billionaire Takeover: This Must Stop! | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.

The truth about this money: It is invested with some of the worst actors engineering the current takeover. That includes private equity firms, venture capitalists, and asset managers-the most powerful corporations in the world and the billionaires that run them. Many of these people are actively supporting the Trump administration; most are doing little to nothing to oppose it. And all oversee millions, if not billions, of dollars in worker and community capital.
US politics
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

Enough Is Enough

The presidency is increasingly privileging unilateral force and authority over legal and institutional constraints, eroding credibility and making restraint appear weak.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

It's time to defund the oligarchy and invest in the American people | Joseph Geevarghese and Rashida Tlaib

Trump ran on a promise to lower costs on day one, but a year into his presidency, the real beneficiaries are his billionaire donors. Instead of making life more affordable for everyday Americans, Trump has used the presidency to enrich himself and his billionaire allies, while making the largest cuts to Medicaid and food assistance in history and leaving working families behind.
US politics
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