Pearl River      As the divide between the rich and rest of us widens by the day, it’s a fair question to ask what is happening to charity?  Philanthropy at major league levels is based on favorable tax treatment, so why don’t we see money, money, money everywhere for nonprofits? Going through a spate of …

            New Orleans       I’m no fan of Apple, nor was I a Steve Jobs fan.  I would say the same for Amazon and Jeff Bezos.  On the other hand, Bezos ex-wife, Mackenzie Scott, upon becoming a many-billions divorcee, has set a new path in philanthropy.  Jobs widow, Laurene Powell Jobs, may be doing the …

            Pearl River      The impact of the extralegal blitzkrieg on federal funding and governmental programs by Trump and Musk has been devastating in the US and abroad.  In the US, we still have the opportunity to resist and express solidarity and empathy for the pain of others, but that’s a privilege that many will not …