<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"><head><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml><o:OfficeDocumentSettings><o:AllowPNG/><o:PixelsPerInch>96</o:PixelsPerInch></o:OfficeDocumentSettings></xml><![endif]--></head><body><div class="ydp4debc076yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;"><span><div class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp2deae3aeyahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;">[links and book suggestions at the bottom]</div><div class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp2deae3aeyahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;"><br></div><div class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp2deae3aeyahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;">The
idea of MNC CSR (whether direct or via special purpose vehicles like
charity "foundations" or "initiatives") is increasingly coming under
scrutiny because it has been observed to have<b> </b>the <b>net effect of capturing power</b> <b><u>away</u> from governments and society</b> to private (often majority foreign-owned) corporations, <span>with regard to local social impact issues, social accountability, government priorities and policies</span>. <br></div><div class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp2deae3aeyahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;"><br></div><div class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp2deae3aeyahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;">When private sector sets the social impact agenda, <b>they change the narrative</b> from "large multinational corporations should be accountable for their <b>long and short term impact </b>on the <b>indigenous society</b> - at both <b>micro </b>and <b>macro </b>levels - and <b>must not do intentional evil</b>" to something more broad and ambiguous like "<b>do well by doing good</b>". The second phrase might look like a concise version of the same thing, but it isn't. <br></div><div class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp2deae3aeyahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;"><br></div><div class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp2deae3aeyahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;">New insights reveal that what MNC CSR really does is:</div><div class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp2deae3aeyahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;"><br></div><div class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp2deae3aeyahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;">1. <b>Diverts attention</b> (and more importantly, <u>accountability</u>) away from the <u>much more costly and widely spread out</u> social harm (<span>or undesirable effects) of </span>private
sector multinational companies (e.g. pollution, exploitative products /
pricing, physically or mentally harmful products/services,
poverty-sustaining labor practices, aggressive tax avoidance, resource
diversion / extraction, macro-economic destabilization or damage etc.) <br></div><div class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp2deae3aeyahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;"><br></div><div class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp2deae3aeyahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;">2. MNC use CSR <b>to sanitize their harmful activities</b>: "our technology is designed to turn<b> millions </b>of your <b>children </b>to mentally unstable <b>addicts </b>and <b>narcissists </b>but, hey look over there, our foundation is building a <b>school </b>/ dispensary in the slums for 100 students, or offering free Wi-Fi in rural areas, so we can't be that bad". <br></div><div class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp2deae3aeyahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;"><br></div><div class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp2deae3aeyahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;">It's amazing that policy makers and the public actually fall for this chicanery... which is one reason why our <b>education system</b> needs a closer re-look.. is the core curriculum designed to stifle critical thought?<br></div><div class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp2deae3aeyahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;"><br></div><div class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp2deae3aeyahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;">3. Enables<b> back-door lobbying </b>and <b>rent seeking</b>
by allowing corporate entities to indirectly influence policies through
their "charitable" foundations (indirect rent seeking). These policies
make it easier for their sister MNCs:</div><div class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp2deae3aeyahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;"><br></div></span><blockquote><blockquote><div><span><div class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp2deae3aeyahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;"><b>i. </b>to unfairly take control, win government tenders or dominate the targeted sectors;</div></span></div><div><span></span><br></div><div><span><div class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp2deae3aeyahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;"><b>ii.</b>
it dissuades government officials from taking meaningful action against
the harmful activities (or responding to public outcry with sustainable
solutions);</div></span></div><div><span></span><br></div><div><span><div class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp2deae3aeyahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;"><b>iii.</b>
it also helps the MNC's country of origin entrench its geopolitical
influence (or activities) over the country - e.g. to facilitate resource
extraction; among other undesirable / negative effects. </div></span></div></blockquote></blockquote><span><div class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp2deae3aeyahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;"><br></div><div class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp2deae3aeyahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;">4. The <b>"charity" cover</b> allows MNCs to mine <b>indigenous data </b>(with <b>minimal government oversight</b>) for numerous commercial purposes (e.g. <b>behavior manipulation</b>
to boost product consumption - without regard to long term effects) as
well as, in some case, non-commercial (or possibly unethical / illegal)
purposes (including <b>industrial / economic espionage</b> or <b>political subversion</b>) with less risk of suspicion from governments and/or society. <br></div><div class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp2deae3aeyahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;"><br></div><div class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp2deae3aeyahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;">Because they have <b>global reach</b>,
they can steal indigenous intellectual property on one continent and
make millions from it in another continent (or their home country) with
subdued risks of PR blowback. <br></div><div class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp2deae3aeyahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;"><br></div><div class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp2deae3aeyahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;">5. The charity cover also enables them to <b>unethically <u>brainwash</u> young innovators</b>
in poor countries to freely hand over their intellectual property "to
charity" (or more accurately, to them / their affiliated entities) - in
exchange for "hope" - yet these same companies (and their close
affiliates) have <b>*thousands* of patents</b> and other IP <b>which they defend vigorously and consistently.</b><br></div><div class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp2deae3aeyahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;"><br></div><div class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp2deae3aeyahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;">Several reputable authors like <b>Anand Giridharas</b> and <span><b>Linsey McGoey</b> </span>have
robustly challenged the motives behind privatized philanthropy and
posited that if the parent companies of these MNC (or MNC founder) owned
foundations did less (or no) evil / exploitation /harm to society, they
would have less (or no) need for CSR and would achieve a<b> positive net-impact</b> within the societies in which they operate. <br></div><div class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp2deae3aeyahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;"><b><br></b></div><div class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp2deae3aeyahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;">For example, sector or niche-dominant companies (price setters) could:</div><div class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp2deae3aeyahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;"><br></div><div class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp2deae3aeyahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;">1. Deliberately structure the <b>profit margin</b> of their products or services to try match their quarterly gross profits as closely as possible to the <b>median gross profit</b> of a basket of at least ten of the <b>largest indigenous corporations</b><b> </b>in
the country of operation. This is possible with modern-day real-time
pricing and analytics technology which many (if not all) of these
companies already have. This is how you make<b> ethical profits.</b><br></div><div class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp2deae3aeyahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;"><br></div><div class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp2deae3aeyahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;">2. <b>Increase wages </b>to stimulate economic growth directly, boost the economic <b>growth headroom</b>
(growing a robust middle class) and a have net-positive economic and
social impact. The idea that people in poor countries deserve to
struggle (or are "used" to low quality lifestyles - so they should not
be uplifted) is racist and abhorrent. <br></div><div class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp2deae3aeyahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;"><br></div><div class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp2deae3aeyahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;">3. <span>Pay people according to the <b>job </b>- not according to passport/origin. This is <b>racial nepotism</b> and ought to be called out for what it is.</span></div><div class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp2deae3aeyahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;"><span><br></span></div><div class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp2deae3aeyahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;"><span>4. Actively reject technology that is purposely designed to divert <b>public attention</b> in an <b>addictive </b>way
from meaningful economic (or learning) activity due to the long term
macro-level dangers and exponentially high macro-economic costs which
cannot be justified in any way (a <b>great area of research</b> for indigenous policy makers and current <b>graduate students</b> in African Universities).<br></span></div><div class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp2deae3aeyahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;"><span><br></span></div><div class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp2deae3aeyahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;"><span>5. <b>Reject transfer pricing</b> arrangements, <b>incorporate locally</b> to show full commitment, <b>hire local staff </b>for responsible and <b>key roles</b>, <b>avoid tax havens</b>,
stop lobbying for rent deals or undeserved concessions when you already
have so much financial power and resources at your disposal (instead
lobby for <b>indigenous empowerment</b>), and diligently pay taxes in host countries. <br></span></div><div class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp2deae3aeyahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;"><span><br></span></div><div class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp2deae3aeyahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;"><span>6. Practice and promote <b>conscious capitalism</b> as a core philosophy and policy (instead of CSR).<br></span></div><div class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp2deae3aeyahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;"><span><br></span></div><div class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp2deae3aeyahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;"><span>There are many more ideas if you think in terms of "doing less evil" because that perspective <b>shifts the power </b>of setting the agenda / policies away from the private corporations and <b>back to the people (society).</b><br></span></div><div><br></div><div>Have a great day and week, as you hopefully ponder these thoughts!</div><div><br></div><div><span><div>Patrick A. M. Maina.</div>[Independent Public Policy Analyst - Indigenous Innovations]</span><br></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>Further reading:</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>1. <a href="http://www.livingindialogue.com/well-funded-non-profits-pave-way-privatization/" class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964enhancr_card_0580914801" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Well-Funded Non-Profits Pave the Way to Privatization - Living in Dialogue</a></b><div><br></div><div id="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp9dca240enhancr_card_0580914801" class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp9dca240yahoo-link-enhancr-card ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp9dca240ymail-preserve-class ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp9dca240ymail-preserve-style" style="max-width: 400px; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; position: relative;" data-url="http://www.livingindialogue.com/well-funded-non-profits-pave-way-privatization/" data-type="YENHANCER" data-size="MEDIUM" contenteditable="false"><a href="http://www.livingindialogue.com/well-funded-non-profits-pave-way-privatization/" style="text-decoration:none !important;color:#000 !important;" class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp9dca240yahoo-enhancr-cardlink" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><table class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp9dca240card-wrapper ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp9dca240yahoo-ignore-table" style="max-width:400px;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td width="400"><table class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp9dca240card ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp9dca240yahoo-ignore-table" style="max-width:400px;border-width:1px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(224, 228, 233);border-radius:2px;" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp9dca240card-primary-image-cell" style="background-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;position:relative;border-radius:2px 2px 0px 0px;min-height:175px;" valign="top" height="175" bgcolor="#000000" background="https://s.yimg.com/lo/api/res/1.2/nwdPO46FK_8Z4DW4PL2J5g--~A/Zmk9ZmlsbDt3PTQwMDtoPTIwMDthcHBpZD1pZXh0cmFjdA--/http://www.livingindialogue.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/callahan.jpg.cf.jpg"><table class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp9dca240card-overlay-container-table ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp9dca240yahoo-ignore-table" style="width:100%;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp9dca240card-overlay-cell" style="background-color:transparent;border-radius:2px 2px 0px 0px;min-height:175px;" valign="top" bgcolor="transparent" background="https://s.yimg.com/cv/ae/nq/storm/assets/enhancrV21/1/enhancr_gradient-400x175.png"><table class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp9dca240yahoo-ignore-table" style="width:100%;min-height:175px;" height="175" border="0"><tbody><tr><td class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp9dca240card-richInfo2" style="text-align:left;padding:15px 0 0 15px;vertical-align:top;"><br></td><td class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp9dca240card-actions" style="text-align:right;padding:15px 15px 0 0;vertical-align:top;"><br></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td><table class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp9dca240card-info ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp9dca240yahoo-ignore-table" style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);background-repeat:repeat;background-attachment:scroll;background-image:none;background-size:auto;position:relative;z-index:2;width:100%;max-width:400px;border-radius:0px 0px 2px 2px;border-top:1px solid rgb(224, 228, 233);" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" align="center"><tbody><tr><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:16px 0 16px 12px;vertical-align:top;border-radius:0 0 0 2px;"><br></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding:12px 24px 16px 12px;width:99%;font-family:Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;border-radius:0 0 2px 0;"><h2 class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp9dca240card-title" style="font-size:14px;line-height:19px;margin:0 0 6px 0;font-family:Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;color:#26282a;">Well-Funded Non-Profits Pave the Way to Privatization - Living in Dialogue</h2><p class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp9dca240card-description" style="font-size:12px;line-height:16px;margin:0;color:#979ba7;">By John Thompson. David Callahan’s The Givers begins with the first politicized think tanks of the 1960s and 197...</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></a><div class="ydpc120570acard-controls-injection-wrapper" style="width: 100%; z-index: 3; min-height: 0px;"><div class="ydpc120570ap_a ydpc120570aT_6Fd5 ydpc120570aR_6Fd5"><div class="ydpc120570aI_ak5mD ydpc120570ae_dRA ydpc120570aj_2kgqsw ydpc120570aP_wpoVE" style="z-index: 3;"><span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div><br></div><div><b>2. <a href="https://pagecentertraining.psu.edu/public-relations-ethics/corporate-social-responsibility/lesson-2-introduction-to-conscious-capitalism/" class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964enhancr_card_0374678975" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lesson 2: Introduction to Conscious Capitalism</a></b><div><br></div><div id="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp970ffaccenhancr_card_0374678975" class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp970ffaccyahoo-link-enhancr-card ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp970ffaccyahoo-link-enhancr-not-allow-cover ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp970ffaccymail-preserve-class ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp970ffaccymail-preserve-style" style="max-width:400px;font-family:Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;position:relative;" data-url="https://pagecentertraining.psu.edu/public-relations-ethics/corporate-social-responsibility/lesson-2-introduction-to-conscious-capitalism/" data-type="YENHANCER" data-size="MEDIUM" contenteditable="false"><a href="https://pagecentertraining.psu.edu/public-relations-ethics/corporate-social-responsibility/lesson-2-introduction-to-conscious-capitalism/" style="text-decoration:none !important;color:#000 !important;" class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp970ffaccyahoo-enhancr-cardlink" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><table class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp970ffacccard-wrapper ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp970ffaccyahoo-ignore-table" style="max-width:400px;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td width="400"><table class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp970ffacccard ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp970ffaccyahoo-ignore-table" style="max-width:400px;border-width:1px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(224, 228, 233);border-radius:2px;" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp970ffacccard-info ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp970ffaccyahoo-ignore-table" style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);background-repeat:repeat;background-attachment:scroll;background-image:none;background-size:auto;position:relative;z-index:2;width:100%;max-width:400px;border-radius:0px 0px 2px 2px;border-top:1px solid rgb(224, 228, 233);" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:16px 0 16px 12px;vertical-align:top;border-radius:0 0 0 2px;"><br></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding:12px 24px 16px 12px;width:99%;font-family:Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;border-radius:0 0 2px 0;"><h2 class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp970ffacccard-title" style="font-size:14px;line-height:19px;margin:0 0 6px 0;font-family:Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;color:#26282a;">Lesson 2: Introduction to Conscious Capitalism</h2><p class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp970ffacccard-richinfo-primary" style="font-size:12px;line-height:16px;margin:0 0 4px 0;color:#979ba7;">WPSU - Penn State Public Media</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></a><div class="ydpc120570acard-controls-injection-wrapper" style="width: 100%; z-index: 3; min-height: 0px;"><div class="ydpc120570ap_a ydpc120570aT_6Fd5 ydpc120570aR_6Fd5"><div class="ydpc120570aI_ak5mD ydpc120570ae_dRA ydpc120570aj_2kgqsw ydpc120570aP_wpoVE" style="z-index: 3;"><span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div>3. <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/no-such-thing-as-a-free-gift-linsey-mcgoey/1121116703?ean=9781784786236" class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964enhancr_card_0632209149" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">No Such Thing as a Free Gift: The Gates Foundation and the Price of Philanthropy</a></div><div><br></div><div id="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp62b60f51enhancr_card_0632209149" class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp62b60f51yahoo-link-enhancr-card ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp62b60f51ymail-preserve-class ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp62b60f51ymail-preserve-style" style="max-width:400px;font-family:Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;position:relative;" data-url="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/no-such-thing-as-a-free-gift-linsey-mcgoey/1121116703?ean=9781784786236" data-type="YENHANCER" data-size="MEDIUM" contenteditable="false"><a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/no-such-thing-as-a-free-gift-linsey-mcgoey/1121116703?ean=9781784786236" style="text-decoration:none !important;color:#000 !important;" class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp62b60f51yahoo-enhancr-cardlink" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><table class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp62b60f51card-wrapper ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp62b60f51yahoo-ignore-table" style="max-width:400px;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td width="400"><table class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp62b60f51card ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp62b60f51yahoo-ignore-table" style="max-width:400px;border-width:1px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(224, 228, 233);border-radius:2px;" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp62b60f51card-primary-image-cell" style="background-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;position:relative;border-radius:2px 2px 0px 0px;min-height:175px;" valign="top" height="175" bgcolor="#000000" background="https://s.yimg.com/lo/api/res/1.2/AdYOqlNtwa0IrDe56ukwkg--~A/Zmk9ZmlsbDt3PTQwMDtoPTIwMDthcHBpZD1pZXh0cmFjdA--/http://prodimage.images-bn.com/pimages/9781784786236_p0_v3_s1200x630.jpg.cf.jpg"><table class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp62b60f51card-overlay-container-table ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp62b60f51yahoo-ignore-table" style="width:100%;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp62b60f51card-overlay-cell" style="background-color:transparent;border-radius:2px 2px 0px 0px;min-height:175px;" valign="top" bgcolor="transparent" background="https://s.yimg.com/cv/ae/nq/storm/assets/enhancrV21/1/enhancr_gradient-400x175.png"><table class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp62b60f51yahoo-ignore-table" style="width:100%;min-height:175px;" height="175" border="0"><tbody><tr><td class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp62b60f51card-richInfo2" style="text-align:left;padding:15px 0 0 15px;vertical-align:top;"><span style="color:#fff;font-size:16px;font-weight:600;">$16.61</span></td><td class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp62b60f51card-actions" style="text-align:right;padding:15px 15px 0 0;vertical-align:top;"><br></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td><table class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp62b60f51card-info ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp62b60f51yahoo-ignore-table" style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);background-repeat:repeat;background-attachment:scroll;background-image:none;background-size:auto;position:relative;z-index:2;width:100%;max-width:400px;border-radius:0px 0px 2px 2px;border-top:1px solid rgb(224, 228, 233);" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" align="center"><tbody><tr><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:16px 0 16px 12px;vertical-align:top;border-radius:0 0 0 2px;"><br></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding:12px 24px 16px 12px;width:99%;font-family:Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;border-radius:0 0 2px 0;"><h2 class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp62b60f51card-title" style="font-size:14px;line-height:19px;margin:0 0 6px 0;font-family:Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;color:#26282a;">No Such Thing as a Free Gift: The Gates Foundation and the Price of Phil...</h2><p class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp62b60f51card-description" style="font-size:12px;line-height:16px;margin:0;color:#979ba7;">Philanthro-capitalism: How charity became big business The charitable sector is one of the fastest-growing indus...</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></a><div class="ydpc120570acard-controls-injection-wrapper" style="width: 100%; z-index: 3; min-height: 0px;"><div class="ydpc120570ap_a ydpc120570aT_6Fd5 ydpc120570aR_6Fd5"><div class="ydpc120570aI_ak5mD ydpc120570ae_dRA ydpc120570aj_2kgqsw ydpc120570aP_wpoVE" style="z-index: 3;"><span></span></div></div></div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>4. <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/winners-take-all-anand-giridharadas/1127579365?ean=9780451493248#/" class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964enhancr_card_0729257160" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World</a></div><div><br></div><div id="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp8507b40benhancr_card_0729257160" class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp8507b40byahoo-link-enhancr-card ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp8507b40bymail-preserve-class ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp8507b40bymail-preserve-style" style="max-width:400px;font-family:Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;position:relative;" data-url="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/winners-take-all-anand-giridharadas/1127579365?ean=9780451493248#/" data-type="YENHANCER" data-size="MEDIUM" contenteditable="false"><a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/winners-take-all-anand-giridharadas/1127579365?ean=9780451493248#/" style="text-decoration:none !important;color:#000 !important;" class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp8507b40byahoo-enhancr-cardlink" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><table class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp8507b40bcard-wrapper ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp8507b40byahoo-ignore-table" style="max-width:400px;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td width="400"><table class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp8507b40bcard ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp8507b40byahoo-ignore-table" style="max-width:400px;border-width:1px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(224, 228, 233);border-radius:2px;" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp8507b40bcard-primary-image-cell" style="background-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;position:relative;border-radius:2px 2px 0px 0px;min-height:175px;" valign="top" height="175" bgcolor="#000000" background="https://s.yimg.com/lo/api/res/1.2/aXmR7wwaGBciy5hi2pj_Jw--~A/Zmk9ZmlsbDt3PTQwMDtoPTIwMDthcHBpZD1pZXh0cmFjdA--/http://prodimage.images-bn.com/pimages/9780451493248_p0_v3_s1200x630.jpg.cf.jpg"><table class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp8507b40bcard-overlay-container-table ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp8507b40byahoo-ignore-table" style="width:100%;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp8507b40bcard-overlay-cell" style="background-color:transparent;border-radius:2px 2px 0px 0px;min-height:175px;" valign="top" bgcolor="transparent" background="https://s.yimg.com/cv/ae/nq/storm/assets/enhancrV21/1/enhancr_gradient-400x175.png"><table class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp8507b40byahoo-ignore-table" style="width:100%;min-height:175px;" height="175" border="0"><tbody><tr><td class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp8507b40bcard-richInfo2" style="text-align:left;padding:15px 0 0 15px;vertical-align:top;"><span style="color:#fff;font-size:16px;font-weight:600;">$22.91</span></td><td class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp8507b40bcard-actions" style="text-align:right;padding:15px 15px 0 0;vertical-align:top;"><br></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td><table class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp8507b40bcard-info ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp8507b40byahoo-ignore-table" style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);background-repeat:repeat;background-attachment:scroll;background-image:none;background-size:auto;position:relative;z-index:2;width:100%;max-width:400px;border-radius:0px 0px 2px 2px;border-top:1px solid rgb(224, 228, 233);" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" align="center"><tbody><tr><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:16px 0 16px 12px;vertical-align:top;border-radius:0 0 0 2px;"><br></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding:12px 24px 16px 12px;width:99%;font-family:Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;border-radius:0 0 2px 0;"><h2 class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp8507b40bcard-title" style="font-size:14px;line-height:19px;margin:0 0 6px 0;font-family:Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;color:#26282a;">Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World</h2><p class="ydpc120570ayiv2196409964ydp8507b40bcard-description" style="font-size:12px;line-height:16px;margin:0;color:#979ba7;">An insider's groundbreaking investigation of how the global elite's efforts to "change the world" preserve the s...</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></a><div class="ydpc120570acard-controls-injection-wrapper" style="width: 100%; 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Are social media protestors defending their <b>addiction habit </b>or are they defending "human-rights"? 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