The troubling ethics and politics of Philanthropy Is philanthropy, by its very nature, a threat to today\'s democracy? Though we may laud wealthy individuals who give away their money for society\'s benefit, Just Giving shows how such generosity not only isn\'t the unassailable good we think it to be but might also undermine democratic values.
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Big Philanthropy is often an exercise of power, the conversion of private assets into public influence.
The troubling ethics and politics of Philanthropy Is philanthropy, by its very nature, a threat to today\'s democracy? Though we may laud wealthy individuals who give away their money for society\'s benefit, Just Giving shows how such generosity not only isn\'t the unassailable good we think it to be but might also undermine democratic values
