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The term useful idiot, for a foolish person whose views can be taken advantage of for political purposes, was used in a British periodical as early as 1864. [3] In relation to the Cold War, the term appeared in a June 1948 New York Times article on contemporary Italian politics ("Communist shift is seen in Europe"), [1] citing the Italian Democratic Socialist Party's newspaper L'Umanità []. [4]
Kenneth Klippenstein [1] (born February 1, 1988 [2] [3]) is an American journalist who worked at The Intercept. [4] [5] Prior to joining The Intercept, Klippenstein was the D.C. Correspondent at The Nation, [6] [7] [8] and previously was a senior investigative reporter for the online news program The Young Turks. [9]
Gates Sr., who now guides the strategic direction of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, also reminisced about a family tradition, when his two daughters and son would accompany their parents ...
Gates and his wife invited Joan Salwen to Seattle to speak about what the family had done, and on December 9, 2010, Bill and Melinda Gates and investor Warren Buffett each signed a commitment they called the "Giving Pledge", which is a commitment by all three to donate at least half of their wealth, over the course of time, to charity.
Microsoft founder Bill Gates is telling his “origin story” in his own words with the memoir Source Code, being released on Feb. 4 "My parents and early friends put me in a position to have a ...
When he was 28-years-old, Bill Gates was confident that he wouldn't burn out by age 30. This is why he was so sure. 28-year-old Bill Gates wasn't worried about burning out young—here's why
Karl Marx before 1840. The correct place of Karl Marx's early writings within his system as a whole has been a matter of great controversy. Some believe there is a break in Marx's development that divides his thought into two periods: the "Young Marx" is said to be a thinker who deals with the problem of alienation, while the "Mature Marx" is said to aspire to a scientific socialism.
Photos of Bill Gates from over the years: The story serves as a reminder that the wealthiest and most successful people among us may have been exceptional from the start. Here's Papadimitriou: