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The Economic Crisis, Nonprofit Charities and Barack Obama
The economic crisis has increased the need for charitable giving, but at the same time it has decreased contributions to from foundations and individual givers. You might not believe it, but private business is one of the victims. We look at the current damage and what the future might hold. Also, the essays of George Orwell, an old voice for new times.
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenThe economic crisis has increased the need for charitable giving, but at the same time it has decreased contributions to from foundations and individual givers. You might not believe it, but private business is one of the victims. We look at the current damage and what the future might hold. Also, a 20th century writer speaks to the 21st Century: a look at the essays of George Orwell.
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3 storiesFood Stamp Use to Exceed 30 Million
Economic crisis means unemployment at a time when food prices are rising. The consequence is that 30 million Americans are on food stamps this month, surpassing the historic high set in 2005 after Hurricane Katrina. That’s according to Jane Black in the Washington Post .
Read the story6 minNonprofits Suffering in Economic Slump
President George H.W. Bush talked about "a thousand points of light," the nonprofit groups vital to the quality of life for millions of Americans. Those lights are dimming. In the economic downturn, 10 million workers have lost their jobs, and the number of unemployed is increasing by half a million a week.
Read the story32 minThe Essays of George Orwell
"Animal Farm" and "1984" are required reading for students of both British and American culture, but George Orwell was more an essayist than he was a novelist. Two volumes of his essays, Facing Unpleasant Facts and All Art is Propaganda , have just been published, and they have much of the same, punchy relevance today that they did 60 or 70…
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