Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon who is estimated to be worth $124 billion, said that he would give away most of his money to charity, making him the latest billionaire to pledge to donate his vast fortune during his lifetime.
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In the season 2 premiere of #RethinkingHumanitarianism, we look back on 20 years of humanitarianism in Afghanistan to ask: Was the role of Western aid agencies helpful or hurtful? Were they impartial or complicit?
Hosted by @HebaJournalist with guests @a_a_jackson and @CharnyJ
I don’t get the argument that employers can’t afford to pay $15/hr. That’s the value of labor. If I can’t afford a Porsche, then I can’t get a Porsche. I don’t get to demand a discount on Porsches. If a business can’t afford labor, that’s on *the business,* not the labor market.
They detonated a bomb and when the children (mostly girls) fled outside they detonated a secondary device to kill more. 55 dead and I had to search to find coverage.. #Afghanistan https://t.co/EKIF0KTBMe
Looking forward to a successful resolution and even more to collaboration in follow up. Grateful for the leadership of pathfinder countries, @WHO and many others for attention and work on this critical global health issue.
If you watch one thing on this day dedicated to ending racial discrimination, make it my colleague @USAmbUN’s powerful message to the General Assembly today
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Kirsten Gillibrand did the brave, rare thing to put principle over politics, and her reward was to be crucified from all sides for 3 years and counting. Say what you want, but the fact that she still stands up when it's right deserves a hell of a lot more respect than she gets.