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Recent Examples of cooperativesThe old joke is that some cooperatives are the least cooperative groups in the world.—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 11 Aug. 2025
Porat closed by urging leaders to really dig in and reimagine what’s possible in their own organizations.
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Dave Smith,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
Michelle encourages people to not just wear the color pink or purchase products at the register, but to ensure the foundations and organizations receiving your money actually use it to support breast cancer research.
Policy debates in the United States over the utility of multilateral institutions and interdependence have been fierce for a long time, even throughout the Cold War.
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Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
Vocational schools were regarded as an afterthought, a last-ditch option, offering vastly less prestige than traditional universities, particularly vaunted Ivy League institutions.
Their philanthropy touches all 12 of the university’s schools and colleges, as well as the university’s libraries, student affairs, athletics and various funds across campus.
The surge in demand is already driving up energy prices and fueling political backlash as sprawling data centers turn into election-season flashpoints in the communities where they are being constructed.
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Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
As New Yorkers showed today, Americans – especially young people and communities of color – are demanding leaders with vision who stand with the oppressed, not the powerful; who build peace and prosperity instead of profit from war and division.
In fact, Pittsburgh’s Black community boasted a symphony orchestra, a mandolin string quartet, an orphanage, and a long list of literary societies and fraternal organizations.
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Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
The more fragile our societies become, the slower the transition away from fossil fuels.
The bidding process featured some exclusive windows for Skydance but also periods when offers came in from Sony and Apollo or consortiums led by Barry Diller and Edgar Bronfman Jr.
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Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
24 Oct. 2025
In July, commissioners had voted to have Levine Cava start negotiating potential deals with both consortiums, but did not give a deadline at that time.
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