The New York Times Author: MATTHEW BISHOP,MICHAEL GREEN Article Mentions
Author, MATTHEW BISHOP,MICHAEL GREENMentioned, David Rockefeller Mentioned, Oprah Winfrey Mentioned, Pete Peterson Mentioned, Ted Turner Mentioned, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg Mentioned, Jeff Skoll Mentioned, David Walker Mentioned, George Soros Mentioned, Melinda Gates Mentioned, Bill O'Reilly Mentioned, Bill Gates Mentioned, Arne Duncan Mentioned, Bishop Retna Mentioned, Fox News Mentioned, Microsoft Mentioned, TED Mentioned, The Economist
Bill Gates: The Real Secretary of Education, ran a recent headline on the state of education reform in America, prompted by the unhappiness of teachers unions about the growing influence of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in Washington, D.C.. This reflects a new phase in the development of this generation of megadonors, in which the success or failure of their philanthropic agendas may be determined by their ability to master the dark arts of politics. George Soros, who calls himself a political philanthropist, counts Bill O'Reilly of Fox News and Vladimir Putin as adversaries. For the super-rich who are relatively recent converts to philanthropy, Mr. Gates chief among them, their practice of what we call philanthrocapitalism began wi...(read more)
... Bill Gates: The Real Secretary of Education, ran a recent headline on the state of education reform in America, prompted by the unhappiness of teachers unions about the growing influence of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in Washington, D.C.. T ...
... held a secret summit meeting in New York attended by George Soros, Ted Turner, Oprah Winfrey ...
... and Mr. Bloomberg, among others. In his re-election last week, Mr. Bloombergs reduced margin of victory seems to have reflected concern about his use of his own money and overturning term limits. This is part of a long cycle. Philanthropy first too ...
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