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Anarchists, Cops, the Super Rich -- It's New York 100 Years Ago

Rick Ayers | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Ludlow Massacre, Emma Goldman, The One Percent, American History, Progressive Movement, Weather Underground, New York City, Anarchy, John D. Rockefeller, Occupy Wall Street, Occupy Movement, New York History, More Powerful Than Dynamite, Book Review, Books News

In More Powerful Than Dynamite: Radicals, Plutocrats, Progressives, and New York's Year of Anarchy, many will find parallels to the current social crises, from the upheavals of Occupy Wall Street to the manipulations of the super rich.

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China's Super Rich Get Classy With Private Art Museums

AP | KELVIN CHAN | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Wang Wei, John D. Rockefeller, Philanthropy, Merrill Lynch, Capgemini, Art, Video, Private Jets, Art Museum, Art Market, Art Hk, Museum of Modern Art, China, Liu Yiqian, Business News

HONG KONG -- Over the past two years Wang Wei and her husband Liu Yiqian dropped a reported $317 million on their hobby. Now they need somewhere to di...

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Seamen's Church Institute Hosts First Titanic Memorial Service

HuffingtonPost.com | Christopher Mathias | Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Video, JP Morgan, Titanic, Ny News, Carpathia, Episcopal Church, Titanic New York, New York News, Seamen's Church Institute, John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, New York News

What was likely the first memorial for those killed in the Titanic tragedy was not meant to be a memorial at all. On April 16, 1912, after nearly ...

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Why Obama's Jobs Bill Could Be Bad For Charity

blogs.wsj.com | Robert Frank | Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: Philanthropy, Obama Jobs Bill, Unemployment, Jobs Bill, President Barack Obama, John D. Rockefeller, Tax Deductions, Impact News

The aim of philanthropy — as stated by John D. Rockefeller — is for the wealthy to step in and provide services that government won’t. The two w...

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Reims, France, Celebrates The 800th Anniversary Of The Notre Dame Cathedral

Olivia Katrandjian | Posted 02.23.2012

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To mark the event, a colorful, high-definition light show is being performed. Called a "Dream of Colors," the 25-minute spectacle pairs symphonic and techno music with lights that dance on the cathedral's front façade.

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Want to be a Free Radical? Here's How

Andy Kessler | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mark Zuckerberg, Thomas Edison, Eat People: Unapologetic Rules for Game-Changing Entrepreneurs, Free Radicals, Facebook, John D. Rockefeller, Books News

It's the Free Radicals that are increasing productivity, increasing society's wealth, reinventing the way the world works and generating enough profits to reinvest in their process to keep this reinvention going for decades on end.

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Digging Deep: A Treasury of Books About Journalism

Michael W. Hudson | Posted 05.25.2011

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With the struggles of many old-line news media, it's easy to forget how important real reporting is to informing citizens and defeating the forces of secrecy and propaganda.

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Most SUCCESSFUL People Who Never Went To College (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Lindsay Dittman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Michael J. Fox, Wolfgang Puck, Halle Berry, Celebs Who Never Went to College, Walt Disney, Julie Andrews, John D. Rockefeller, Sean Connery, Simon Cowell, Successful People Who Didn't Go to College, Abraham Lincoln, Dave Thomas, Amancio Ortega Gaona, Successful Without a Degree, Slidepollajax, Celebs Without College Degree, Rachael Ray, College News

Sure, a college degree can open a number of doors for those who hold them. But throughout history, some of the most renowned entertainers and entrepre...

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"Welcome to the Future": A Forward Looking Playlist for my High School Reunion

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tom Lehrer, Eels, Keith Urban, Steely Dan, Chris Isaak, Boston, Usher, The Script, Alice in Chains, Lady Antebellum, B.o.B, Beck, Counting Crows, Zac Brown Band, John D. Rockefeller, Weezer, She & Him, Diane Birch, Rogue Wave, My Morning Jacket, Vampire Weekend, The Loomis Chaffee School, Miranda Lambert, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Elvis Costello, Jamie Widdoes, The Bird and the Bee, Paul McCartney, Wilco, String Cheese Incident, Broken Bells, Justin Currie, Cornell, Satchel Paige, Sheryl Crow, Bruno Mars, George Shultz, The Grateful Dead, Taylor Swift, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Phoenix, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Ella Grasso, The Magnetic Fields, Dierks Bentley, Pure Prarie League, Windsor, The Black Keys, Brad Paisley, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, Bruce Springsteen, Paramore, Entertainment News

When you're 40something, you're probably better off trying to live in the present tense and not in the past -- even at your high school reunion.

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Thomas Hoving, Wendy Burden and the End of Elite Privelige?

Michael Henry Adams | Posted 05.25.2011

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The tea sandwiches were delectable. Those in attendance, mostly establishment types, were mostly stylishly dressed. Mr. Hoving would certainly have approved.

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Senator Rockefeller Pushes For Moratorium On EPA Authority

The Washington Post | Juliet Eilperin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sen. John D. Rockefeller (D-WVa.) will introduce legislation Thursday to impose a two-year moratorium on the Environmental Protection Agency's ability...

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Small Group Now Leads Closed-Door Health Care Reform Negotiations

Washington Post | Perry Bacon Jr. | Posted 05.25.2011

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Three senators are working on the bill behind closed doors. Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) sits at the head of a wooden table at hi...

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Asia Society's Prez on Global Citizens Like Obama

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

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Asia Society president Vishakha Desai says, "Ours is a complex institution, and those experiencing it can describe it in the same way the blind men touch and describe an elephant."

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These Days It's Dimes That Are a Dime a Dozen

David Finkle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Tale of Peter Rabbit, Manhattan Streets, Coins, Beatrix Potter, Socialism, Capitalism, Lost Money, John D. Rockefeller, Found Money, New York News

As an inveterate stooper-for-pennies, however, I've noticed a recent significant change on the streets of Manhattan. Yes, plenty of pennies are dropped. But just as often nowadays it's dimes that turn up on the pavement.

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What Did Charles Darwin Really Believe?

John W. Whitehead | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Adolf Hitler, Charles Darwin, John D. Rockefeller, Karl Marx, Biology, Benito Mussolini, Evolution, George Bernard Shaw, J. D. Rockefeller, The Origin of Species, Andrew Carnegie, Caporetto, Healthy Living News

The world is not black and white, and neither are our so-called historical heroes. Children should be taught what these historical figures really believed and the ramifications of their beliefs.

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Learn To Invest Like A Rockefeller

Motley Fool | Jim Fink | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Investing, Carlos Slim, John Rockefeller, John D Rockefeller, Business News

Who said that? Some elderly retiree in Florida? Nope. None other than oil man John D. Rockefeller, the wealthiest man the world has ever known. On in...

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