On AlterNet: foundations

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The Giving Season: Why the 99% Are Actually More Philanthropic Than the 1%

David Morris, On the Commons. December 23, 2011.

The 99% is more generous, and gives primarily to the church, while the 1% is more connected to cultural institutions that offer some payoff in social status.

Ayn Rand Indoctrination at American Universities, Sponsored by the Right Wing

Daniel Denvir, AlterNet. May 24, 2011.

Conservative activists have a good-cop, bad-cop approach to the university. In either case, the same right-wing foundations pay the bill.

In the White Male-Dominated Grantmaking World, Advocates for LGBT Minorities Get Screwed

Conn Corrigan, The Advocate. May 20, 2008.

Less than 9% of funding for LGBT groups goes to those who work with Blacks, Latinos, and other people of color -- a disproportionately low figure.

The Second Looting of New Orleans

Jordan Flaherty, AlterNet. January 18, 2007.

The city is an international symbol of neglect and racism. But the federal government isn't the only one to blame.