Fittingly, the 30th anniversary edition of Forbes’ annual ranking of the 400 wealthiest Americans focused strongly on philanthropy – or more accurately, on the power that great fortunes have to support the public good outside of commercial ventures and government policy.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/tomwatson/2012/09/23/with-charity-for-all-big-philanthropy-and-the-challenge-of-democracy/