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The New Gilded Age (2022)

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Does the Rockefeller Foundation Have an Impact on Foundations?

The Rockefeller Foundation took on malaria, hookworm and yellow fever. They funded the advancement of modern medicine in China. The hearings didn't lead to any regulation; general consensus afterwards was that these foundations were a net positive to society. People are always suspicious of people with a lot of money, right? That's not new. You'll find a reason to examine what they're doing, either through foundations or otherwise.

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