‘Visible signs of hope’ for Haiti, Assembly President Francis insists
Dennis Francis, a veteran diplomat from Trinidad and Tobago, said he had returned from a visit to Haiti at the end of last month...
Haiti crisis: UN mission announces airbridge to facilitate aid relief
The UN Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) said on Wednesday that the air corridor will enable the transport of aid and ensure the safe...
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“Donor Revolt for Charity Reform” Campaign Highlights Strong Demand for Changes to Philanthropy Rules
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEPRESS CONTACTS BELOWWashington, D.C. – Over 160 prominent philanthropists and seven national funding and policy organizations are launching a...
Coming Soon to a Mansion Near You: A Tax on Over-the-Top Greed Grabs
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Back in 1928, the bold and brassy mobster Al Capone spent $40,000 — about $851,000 in today’s dollars — on “a stately Spanish...
Parsing Biden’s 2024 State of the Union Address
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Biden delivered his fourth State of the Union address in a chamber where, just four years ago, police were fending off...
Biden’s Words on Gaza Are Getting Better. But His Actions Matter More
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Gaza’s humanitarian crisis has reached unprecedented levels.
Israel’s assault on the territory has killed over 31,000 Palestinians so far, with hundreds of...
How international gold dealers exploited a tiny African kingdom’s economic dream
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Against a backdrop of rolling hills and...
REPORT: Who Is Lobbying against Common-Sense Charity Reform?
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In total, those lobbying against DAF reform outside of the ACE Act spent $7,990,000 on lobbying efforts over the past five...
National Donor-Advised Funds Are Hiding Behind Donation Processors to Make Themselves Look Better
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National donor-advised fund sponsors — particularly those affiliated with for-profit wealth management firms — often claim that they “democratize giving” by...
Is Golf a sport? Not Anymore
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At my 16-year-old grandson’s high school, students have to choose a different sport for gym class every semester. My grandson chose...
EU efforts to slow the influx of illegal Russian timber marred by poor enforcement
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Tons of Russian timber continue to illegally flow into...
Are the Flat Tax Folks Winning — or Have They Already Won?
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What makes an income tax “fair”? Right-wing lawmakers the nation over have a ready answer. To be fair, they tell us,...
About the Swazi Secrets investigation
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Swazi Secrets is a cross-border investigation that reveals Eswatini’s...
Corporations That Pay Their Executives More Than Uncle Sam
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In his State of the Union address, President Biden called out “massive executive pay” and vowed to “make big corporations and...
The Gilded Age Then, The Gildest Age Now
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How many people in India are going hungry? Researchers working on the Global Hunger Index are currently tracking 125 nations across...
This April, Climate and War Are Linked More Than Ever
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It’s Earth Day today, and the U.S. and the world seem determined to ignore the climate crisis and instead invest in...
Firm related to sanctioned crypto exchange Garantex is a partner of Moscow gang leader...
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A firm with multiple connections to sanctioned...
We Stand with the Students Protesting the Slaughter in Gaza
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The vast majority of Americans support a ceasefire in Israel’s war on Gaza, where the International Court of Justice has ruled...
Tax Rules, Investment Houses, and Donor-Advised Funds: What’s at Stake?
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In November 2023, the IRS published a set of proposed regulations that would apply to donor-advised funds (DAFs), with the aim of clarifying technical tax...
The Foreign Policy Issue That Could Decide the U.S. Presidential Election
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Presidential elections in the United States are almost always decided by domestic issues. Once in a while a global concern like...
UN underlines need to move forward on peace efforts in Colombia
Presenting the latest quarterly report by the UN Verification Mission in Colombia, which covers the period from 27 September to 26 December 2023, he...
