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    Mark Zuckerberg and "Impact Investing"

    At the age of 31, Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg is one of the richest men in the world. Now he wants to invest in the future.  He and his wife have pledged $45 billion to improve education, cure disease, connect people and build strong communities. It's a form of "impact investing" that supporters call the future of charity.

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    By Warren Olney • Dec 29, 2015 • 32m Listen

    At the age of 31, Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg is one of the richest men in the world. Now he wants to invest in the future. He and his wife have pledged $45 billion to improve education, cure disease, connect people and build strong communities. It's a form of "impact investing" that supporters call the future of charity. Skeptics say it's a way of escaping taxes and increasing political power. We hear from both sides and look at what happened to Zuckerberg's earlier effort to reform public schools in Newark, New Jersey.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Barbara Bogaev

      radio journalist

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      Felix Salmon

      chief financial correspondent for Axios

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      Jesse Eisinger

      senior editor and reporter for ProPublica

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      Paula Goldman

      Omidyar Network

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    The full episode

    2 of 3
    Mark Zuckerberg and "Impact Investing"
    1. 1:46How Wealthy Americans Created a Private Tax System
    2. 8:48Mark Zuckerberg and "Impact Investing"You’re reading this
    3. 42:07Should the US Rethink the Huge Cost of Its Military Bases?
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