as philanthropies. We need to have political support, but it doesn‘t give us all that we need. NGOs and philanthropies and many foundations such as Bill Gates Foundation — they‘re taking a very important role…‖ In October of 2007, the Global Impact Investing Network was established by the Rockefeller Foundation. The GIIN will ―help solve social and environmental problems‖ by encouraging investment that will bring both profit and produce real world change. The GIIN is taking John D‘s ―principle of scientific giving‖ to another level. This conglomerate of various banks and foundations will attempt to mold industry and society by investing in selected social programs and ―screening‖ out investments for Co2 emitters and others deemed to be unworthy. A few of the banks and organizations involved with GIIN include:
Acumen Fund The Annie E. Casey Foundation The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Calvert Foundation Capricorn Investment Group Citigroup Deutsche Bank Equilibrium Capital Generation Investment Management J.P. Morgan The Rockefeller Foundation
Think Tanks: A profile on an “action intellectual” “Herman Kahn has been a major figure in one of the most fascinating shifts of power in U.S. History: from identifiable public leaders to the „action intellectuals.‟” – Life Magazine, December 6, 1968 Herman Kahn is known as one of the founding fathers of future studies. After working for the RAND Corporation, Kahn founded the Hudson Institute in 1961. The satirical film Dr. Strangelove is largely based on real documents and ideas that came from RAND. The December 6, 1968 edition of Life Magazine details Kahn‘s career, and the larger implications of an unprecedented shift of power to unelected ―action intellectuals.‖ ―…Herman Kahn has been a major figure in one of the most fascinating shifts of power in U.S. History: from identifiable public leaders to the ―action intellectuals.‖ As counselors to the decisionmakers, men such as Kahn often have access to future technology (what is known, but not yet disclosed) and official intelligence (what is known, but not yet revealed, about the capacities and plans of other nations). Thus, decisions – based on private knowledge, analyzed by private consultants and debated in private – can become public policy. This is a process of invisible power. At its extreme this influence can commit a nation to social programs and military actions which have neither been fully explained nor publicly debated. One day, as that power pervades and grows more sophisticated, it may so affect the course of government that any nation‘s policies may be locked in, as if by automatic pilot, years before the men who are elected to govern ever take office.‖ Whose agenda are they serving? We didn‘t elect these individuals. The historical record is ripe with open admissions on part of the elite to use their philanthropic power to manipulate society at large. The world is now in their sights. Whether the elite‘s intent is good or bad, are they giving us a choice? http://www.oldthinkernews.com/?p=248