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Philanthropy in the abyss: Why we need to give when things fall apart

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By Angie Eng It takes a crisis to uplift us from the abyss. When despair engulfs, human kindness emerges. Contrary to a Hobbesian world vision popularized by films like “Soylent Green” or “The Road,” humans […]

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