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February 4, 2013
Sub-Saharan Africa
South African Black Billionaire and the “Patriotic Bourgeoisie”
On January 30, 2013, Patrice Motsepe pledged to give half of the income generated by his family assets to charity. The ruling African National Congress (ANC) issued a press release congratulating Mot…
September 14, 2023
Religion
Social Justice Webinar: Religion and AI
Josh Franklin, senior rabbi at the Jewish Center of the Hamptons, and Noreen Herzfeld, professor of theology and computer science at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University, discuss…
September 4, 2020
Wars and Conflict
Ten More Foreign-Policy Movies Worth Watching
Each Friday this summer, we suggest foreign-policy-themed movies worth watching. For our final week: films that we haven’t yet recommended and think we should.
November 7, 2013
Development
The Benefits of No-Strings-Attached Cash
What if I suggested that the best way to fight poverty is simply to give money to poor people, no strings attached? You’d probably say I was crazy. Just dropping cash on the world’s poorest might res…
August 12, 2014
International Organizations
New Paths to Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform?
Fossil fuel subsidies are an economic, environmental, and security scourge. Used mostly in developing countries and often defended as pro-poor, they are typically ineffective at combatting poverty, w…
