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This public-private performing arts center relies on some $85 million in donations every year. Will its sudden politicization…
Aga Khan, the religious leader of the Ismailis – a sect of Islam – established the Aga Khan Foundation in 1967. It has…
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Congress has the authority to control government expenditures. Donald Trump is the latest president to try to get around…
Conflicting polls can make it seem like Americans back Trump’s deportation plan. A psychologist and survey researcher…
Several groups are working to preserve webpages, tools and data – some of which have already gone missing from government…