Missoula Giving USA recently issued a report on philanthropic giving accompanied by numerous back pats that giving is once again up and has finally exceeded the pre-recession levels. This giving aggregates individuals, foundations, and corporations. No doubt the absolute sum ponied up by the 1% is a pile of this, but 72% of the giving …
Month: July 2015
Shell Oil Going Artic After Seattle Went Kayaktivist
Missoula The front page of the Wall Street Journal heralds the effort of Royal Dutch Shell to begin drilling in the Arctic Ocean, even after other giants like Exxon and Chevron have put similar projects on pause because of technical and economic issues, including the current glut of oil on the market, making Shell’s exploration …
The History of Right to Work
Denver We are running an interesting piece in the current issue of Social Policy that looks at the historical antecedents of right-to-work legislation in the Midwest in places like Indiana and Michigan. Dan Kaufman, writing of the New York Times Magazine, a couple of weeks ago in a piece largely about Wisconsin called “Fate of …