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Of Myths and Markets: Moving Beyond the Capitalist God That Failed Us

NonProfit Quarterly

It’s about shrinking the state—or its social programs, at least rhetorically. These policies have real-world effects. They argue that the country faces a crisis in capitalism, one that politics rooted in more generous social programs and greater market regulation could correct. But what is meant by neoliberalism?

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Finally, the questions you should ask that have been proven to lead to gifts from wealth

iMarketSmart

Start social then follow up. Start social then follow up Starting with simple, social language often works best. Social, emotional language encourages sharing. 11] Social phrasing also tends to elicit more information.[12] 11] Social phrasing also tends to elicit more information.[12] Any children?

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How Communities Around the World Are Connecting Social Isolation and Health

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Paul Cann Current global estimates suggest that 1 in 4 older adults experience social isolation, and 5 to 15 percent of adolescents experience loneliness. Weak social connections cause a higher risk of early death; these are also linked to anxiety, depression, suicide, dementia, and the increased risk of cardiovascular disease and stroke.

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Corporate Capture—Can We Find a Way Out?

NonProfit Quarterly

And, over time, the for-profit corporation has occupied more and more social space; its tentacles reach into politics , our economy , our daily life , and—perhaps most insidiously—our culture and ideas. government policy, while average citizens and mass-based interest groups have little or no independent influence.”

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The Social Contract: What’s Missing in the “Historic” Biden Legislation?

NonProfit Quarterly

For one, the public sector is a large part of the economy. Government also sets the terms for what might be called a social contract —that is, the unofficial economic bargain between the state and its citizens. Yet, even as social movements rise and the old system withers, a new social contract has yet to emerge.

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The Break with Corporate Neoliberalism That Wasn’t—The Biden Years

NonProfit Quarterly

The social welfare state expansion that occurred early in the pandemicfirst under Donald Trump and then under Joe Bidenis now gone. The number of children in poverty , according to US Census Bureau data, climbed from 5.2 As Branko Marcetic observed in Jacobin , there was a massive contraction in the US social safety net.