Empathy or justice: What makes consumers donate more to charity?

Have you ever received a request for help and wondered how deserving the recipients are of your donation? This way of thinking may seem inconsistent with your moral values, especially if you consider yourself an otherwise ...

Zuckerberg tops US donations with $1 bn

Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg was America's most generous donor in 2013, giving nearly $1 billion of his fortune to charity, according to a magazine report on Monday.

Ukraine launches publically funded online TV

Leading Ukrainian journalists have announced the launching of a new online television channel that will be independent of government and business interests.

Poverty rate is highest in 15 years, says professor

The Great Recession leaves behind the largest number of long-term unemployed people, or 4.7 million, since records were first kept in 1948, according to research from the University of Michigan.

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