An urgent cause for philanthropy - The Boston Globe

An urgent cause for philanthropy - The Boston Globe: "An urgent cause for philanthropy

By Ralph Kaplan and Harvey Silverglate | July 23, 2006

AMERICAN PHILANTHROPY, in the news lately due to huge donations to wealthy foundations devoted to worthy causes, is nonetheless missing a critical opportunity to turn the private sector's attention to the most urgent threat to human life. As the pace of scientific and technological developments continues to accelerate, the potential for enormous benefits is coupled with the potential for far more severe -- indeed, lethal -- costs."

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