The Revolution Will Not Be Funded
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--sujatha baliga
Jun 10, 2016

 

I was reminded of all of you today, when I saw a bulletin from the non-profit industrial complex frontlines: the revolution will not be funded And then I learned that there's a book by that title:

A $1.3 trillion industry, the US nonprofit sector is the world’s seventh largest economy. From art museums and university hospitals to think tanks and church charities, over 1.5 million organizations of staggering diversity share the tax-exempt 501(c)(3) designation, if little else. Many social justice organizations have joined this world, often blunting political goals to satisfy government and foundation mandates. But even as funding shrinks and government surveillance rises, many activists often find it difficult to imagine movement-building outside the nonprofit model.  The Revolution Will Not Be Funded gathers original essays by radical activists from around the globe who are critically rethinking the long-term consequences of this investment.


 

Posted by sujatha baliga on Jun 10, 2016