The real antagonist of our times is corporate actors who have a single incentive: maximise shareholder value. It isn't even capitalism, it's corruption: it's not about a free market. It's about creating monopolies (market distortions) to exploit. We need to bring corps to heel.https://twitter.com/schestowitz/status/1059732906183217152 …
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yes, the funding models are what make these vital organisations vulnerable to corruption... Just like governments (see Citizens United in the US).
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Nonprofits run on donations. If those include government grants, at least there's the possibility of wresting an illusion of independence by playing mommy against daddy.
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Academia has managed to preserve a sliver of academic freedom in this way, but the Long March of Privatization threatens that too.
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