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Are 501(c)4 nonprofit groups too partisan?
Stacey Vanek Smith May 13, 2013
They’re called social-welfare organizations, but 501(c)4 nonprofit groups are increasingly partisan lobbying machines on both the left and right. Who can get this tax-exempt status?
Hey, want a free roller coaster? Wait... no?
Kenny Malone Apr 1, 2013
Owners of the abandoned Dania Beach Hurricane are trying to give the roller coaster's lumber and steel to charity. So far, there are no takers.
Detroit's emergency manager brings hope, fear
Kai Ryssdal Mar 14, 2013
Bankruptcy lawyer Kevyn Orr was installed today as Detroit's emergency financial manager. It's a move that's not without controversy, and maybe a little hope, as well.
Charlie LeDuff on going home to Detroit, and the problems with ruin porn
Kai Ryssdal Feb 7, 2013
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Charlie LeDuff goes home in his latest book, "Detroit: An American Autopsy."
The cost of demolishing a home in Detroit
Kai Ryssdal Jan 29, 2013
Writer dream hampton discusses what happened when her childhood home in Detroit recently burned down.
Charitable foundations look towards impact investing
Alex Goldmark Dec 28, 2012
Most charitable foundations take a big pot of money, usually bequeathed by a rich guy, and invest it for profit -- then take those profits and donate to charity. Great system … unless you aren't actually earning a profit.
Tax debate revives question of who's rich
Dan Bobkoff Dec 18, 2012
Fiscal cliff negotiations on tax rates hinge on an issue that has vexed the tax policy debate for years: What income level defines rich?
Calling for 'The Great Tithe'
Kevin Salwen Dec 14, 2012
With the in-fighting in Washington over the fiscal cliff, the future of tax deductions for charitable giving is uncertain. But author and philanthropist Kevin Salwen argues, if anything, we need to encourage more giving.
The past, present and future of the estate tax
Shereen Marisol Meraji Dec 13, 2012
Some wealthy individuals say a higher estate tax is fair, but others are fighting against proposed changes.
Detroit on verge of bankruptcy... again
Sarah Cwiek Nov 26, 2012
An internal scuffle between Detroit's city council and the state of Michigan could drive the Motor City's budget into a big ditch.
