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307. Thinking Is Expensive. Who’s Supposed to Pay for It?

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The New America Foundation and the Google Money Controversy?

Think tanks have become far more popular in the United States as a result of the polarization and inequality. The policy frameworks and proposals that get disseminated from think tanks flow from philanthropic interests with particular policy positions in mind. And there's been a parallel ramping up of the philanthropy that's associated with the tech firms.

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