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Afrikaner organizations and refugee advocates alike question the notion of an emergency, warning that selective humanitarianism for a relatively privileged minority could further politicize and weaken global refugee protections.—
Michelle Gumede,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2026 -
People will become less impressed by polished, glamorous personas and more attuned to humanitarianism and authenticity with integrity.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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This is a book of profound intellectual altruism and moral urgency that insists on summoning courage despite (or because of) societal and political cleavage.—
Anna Holmes,
The Atlantic,
27 May 2026
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Musk did push for structures that would have given him control, and Altman and Brockman became extraordinarily wealthy from an organization built around the language of altruism.—
Anisha Sircar,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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In a moving message this weekend, Pope Leo XIV spoke out against the rising tide of AI and urged his followers to recommit to a radical humanism.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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Under market humanism, the questions change.—
Nick Hanauer,
The Atlantic,
22 May 2026
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Of course, there’s a little showing off, too, along with the do-gooding.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
24 Aug. 2025
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Her push comes as conditions unique to women receive only 2% of private health investment and federal research funds shrink, leaving philanthropy to spotlight gaps and pressure governments and donors to act.—
Glenn Gamboa,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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La Jolla philanthropy group Las Patronas donated a bocce ball set.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 June 2026
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Catholics are specifically asked to practice prayer, fasting and almsgiving.—
Bebe Hodges,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
1 Apr. 2026
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Additionally, practitioners are to give alms, called almsgiving, a practice of donating goods or services to the poor as a way of being charitable.—
Matthew Kayser,
Ascend Agency,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Do-goodism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/do-goodism. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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