As a result of his vast wealth both “Bill Gates & the Gates
Foundation directly & aggressively seek to influence any field he
chooses. “There are few people on Earth richer or more influential than
Bill Gates. For many years, the former Microsoft CEO was the planet’s
most wealthy individual and used his power to corner and monopolise as
much of the tech industry as he could. From there, Gates has moved to
become perhaps the most powerful man in global health, agriculture and
education.” says senior writer of the MintPress, Alan MacLeod.
“And
yet,’ MacLeod continues, “for all of his power and prestige, Gates is
rarely scrutinised in our media. The Seattle native has been careful to
cultivate an image of a well-meaning nerd who uses his wealth for good.”
Alan MacLeod helps to rectify this and explores the Gates
influence in an interview with author of the forensic expose of the
Gates Foundation ‘The Bill Gates Problem, Reckoning with the Myth of the
Good Billionaire’ Tim Schwab.
Together, investigative
journalists, Schwab and MacLeod discuss the Gates ‘origin story’ – ‘how
he uses his enormous wealth to negatively influence public health and
education policy, his connections to disgraced child trafficker Jeffrey
Epstein, and to ponder whether there is ever such a thing as a good
billionaire.”...<<<Read More>>>....