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The oil price surge is just one symptom of a supply chain network that is not fit for this age of global tensions -- Maryam Lotfi, Cardiff University

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Why corporate America is mostly staying quiet as federal immigration agents show up at its doors -- Alessandro Piazza, Rice University

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Crowdfunded generosity isn't taxable – but IRS regulations haven't kept up with the growth of mutual aid -- Shelly Tygielski, Indiana University and Pamala Wiepking, Indiana University; Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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With less charitable giving flowing directly to charities, a tax policy scholar suggests some policy fixes -- Ray Madoff, Boston College

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Donor-advised funds have more money than ever – and direct more of it to politically active charities -- Brian Mittendorf, The Ohio State University and Helen Flannery, University of Vermont

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