Ford Foundation

The Ford Foundation is a US charitable foundation created to fund programs that promote democracy, reduce poverty and promote international understanding (see mission statement). It was founded in 1936 with grants from Henry Ford and his son Edsel Ford of the Ford Motor Company, and was headed by McGeorge Bundy from 1966 to 1979.

Related Topics:
Democracy - Poverty - 1936 - Henry Ford - Edsel Ford - Ford Motor Company - McGeorge Bundy

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Certain radical critics such as former Binghamton University professor James Petras have criticized the Foundation for alleged links with the CIA. Petras has accused the Foundation of being a CIA front, citing former Foundation president Richard Bissell's relationship with DCI Allen Dulles and involvement with the Marshall Plan during the 1950s. Petras further denounces the Ford Foundation for funding what he terms "anti-leftist" human rights groups that "...do not participate in anti-globalization and anti-neoliberal mass actions" http://www.rebelion.org/petras/english/ford010102.htm

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Binghamton University - James Petras - CIA - Richard Bissell - DCI - Allen Dulles - Marshall Plan - 1950s - Leftist - Human rights - Anti-globalization - Neoliberal

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The Ford Foundation is a major donor to Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting, a left-wing media watchdog group. The Ford Foundation has been criticized by conservatives for its support of Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting, Planned Parenthood and other Abortion-Rights groups.

Related Topics:
Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting - Left-wing

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