Tag: Philanthropy
Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Return to Center Stage. Their Own.
After a six-year hiatus, the Clinton Global Initiative returned to New York City this week, bringing together leaders…
Bill Gates: ‘We’re in a Worse Place Than I Expected’
Well, it’s always fascinating to see that the varieties of maize that you use in the United States,…
Patagonia Founder Gives Away the Company to Fight Climate Change
A half century after founding the outdoor apparel maker Patagonia, Yvon Chouinard, the eccentric rock climber who became…
How King Charles Turned His Royal Estate Into a Lucrative Portfolio
LONDON — King Charles III built his own empire long before he inherited his mother’s.Charles, who formally acceded…
More Americans Are Going Hungry, and It Costs More to Feed Them
The first time Kelly Wilcox drove her 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan to the food pantry near her home…
Baltimore Banner, a News Start-Up, Aims to Challenge The Sun
BALTIMORE — Local news wars have largely gone the way of the phone booth as newspapers have shriveled…
Gun Control Advocates Have More Money Now, but Money Can’t Buy Zeal
After the massacre of schoolchildren at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Conn., in 2012, the gun-control movement was…
A Tennessee Deli Nurtures Its Ties to Ukraine
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — When Russia invaded Ukraine, Laurence Faber and Emily Williams’s first reaction was to cook borscht.…
Guy Fieri, Elder Statesman of Flavortown
MIDDLETOWN TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Guy Fieri looks as if he has prepared his whole life to be a…
How the Clean The World Nonprofit Recycles Hotel Soap for Those in Need
When hotel or motel guests check into their rooms, they expect at the very least to be greeted…
Sam Bankman-Fried, Crypto Billionaire, Wants Washington to Follow His Lead
Mr. Bankman-Fried spent much of Crypto Bahamas shuttling back and forth from his laptop to the convention stage.…
How a Crime-Fighting Institution Took a Partisan Turn
HOUSTON — “Anyone with information is urged to call Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.” That message, along with the…